The federal government has released its new hydrogen strategy, describing it as “a comprehensive formal review and update” of the 2019 version and coming as Australia boasts one of the largest pipelines of projects for any nation. In a statement from energy minister Chris Bowen on Friday, the updated document was described as a blueprint…
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The CEO of ASC — the government-owned company tasked with sustaining Australia’s current submarine fleet and building the upcoming SSN‑AUKUS submarine fleet with BAE Systems — will leave the role when his contract expires in January 2026. In a statement from the company on Friday, ASC said that Stuart Whiley’s time at the shipbuilder and…
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Engineering and technology developer MEMKO has launched its first product to the market – NIFTI, a Non-Intrusive Flight Test Instrumentation system. Initially developed in Australia by flight test crew in collaboration with the RAAF Air Warfare Centre (AWC) and the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), NIFTI is a small wireless sensing system. The device…
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Why do so many Australians oppose spending money to stimulate manufacturing? Why is it so prevalent to think ‘Australia is not good at making things’? And why do we launch $100 billion government programmes such as the NBN, but buy most if not all the technology from overseas? These are some of the questions that…
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As we near our latest webinar Towards 3% R&D – Where to from here? (more information and sign up here) Dr John Howard asks whether Australia’s capital markets are failing to support innovative companies. Dr Howard will speak at the webinar which follows our editorial series and e-book Towards 3% – turbocharging Australia’s innovation effort.…
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Electrical engineering business Ampcontrol has announced the appointment of Director of Operations Alan Foster (pictured) to the new Executive Director role, which the company says will strengthen its manufacturing and see Foster “act as a conduit between the Ampcontrol Board and day-to-day operations”. In a statement on Thursday, Ampcontrol said Foster currently oversees manufacturing operations…
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Perth aeronautical engineering company Innovaero has flagged the acceleration of development of Australia’s first sovereign precision loitering munition capability following a new agreement with the federal government. The company will move into a third phase in the development of the OWL B precision loitering munition (pictured) with the manufacture, test, and evaluation of the capability…
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Hypersonic vehicles could be launched as early as 2025 following the signing of a MoU between South Australian spaceport provider Southern Launch and Queensland hypersonic vehicle and scramjet technology manufacturer Hypersonix Launch Systems. Under the MoU, Hypersonix and Southern Launch will work together to develop a mission to launch and return Hypersonix’s test bed vehicles…
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Siemens and Next-Gen Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the world’s first lithium (NCA) cathode materials manufacturing plant outside of China.
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A construction slowdown in Australia and North America has forced a $172 million pre-tax write-down at brick manufacturer Brickworks.
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