@AuManufacturing Conversations episode 3 – Jon Bulman from Finisar
In the third episode of @AuManufacturing Conversations With Brent Balinski, we speak to Jon Bulman, Director of Manufacturing at Finisar.
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Flinders to focus on marine industries biofouling
Australia’s shipbuilding and marine equipment industries will get a major boost with the announcement of a new ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Biofilm Research and Innovation based at Flinders University in Adelaide. The $5 million centre will attract almost $7.65 million from industry and research partners and explore the microbiological complexities of biofilms commonly…
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Labor builds on coalition focus on defence industry
By Peter Roberts The big news for defence industry keeps on coming this week with defence minister Richard Marles focusing on elevating the role of Australian industry in Australia’s Anzus and Aukus pacts with our long-time ally, the United States. On Wednesday Marles, who is deputy prime minister, pledged to strengthen Australia’s defence industries and…
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Albanese just laid out a radical new vision for Australia in the region: clean energy exporter and green manufacturer
Gone are the days when the federal government would cheer on Australia’s fossil fuel exports to the exclusion of all else, while seemingly doing everything in its power to hold back the switch to renewables.
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NSW supports jobs growth at Thales Lithgow
The New South Wales government has made available a $1.12 million grant from the NSW Regional Job Creation Fund Round 2 to help Thales Australia grow its advanced manufacturing capability in regional New South Wales. The funding will be matched dollar for dollar by Thales and will be invested in modern manufacturing capability and equipment…
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Boundary Power publishes highlights for 2021/2022
Boundary Power, a Welshpool, Western Australia-based joint venture between Ampcontrol and Horizon Power, has announced that it contracted or deployed 190 of its stand-alone power systems in the last financial year.
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Rising milk price may slice Bega’s profits
Bega Cheese is leaving behind some of the cost pressures it faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, but is now facing rising milk prices from robust competition amongst dairy processors for available milk. The company told investors today that disruptions from the war in Ukraine, the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai on deliveries to China…
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South Australia heads towards 100% renewables in 2025
South Australia’s charge towards 100 percent renewable energy power got a fillip last year with the state reaching close to 70 percent renewable power on average, according to figures from the OpenNEM (National Energy Market) report. The state, which has transformed its energy system from one per cent renewables in only 15 years, was on…
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New UoW mining composites centre awarded $5 million funding
A new University of Wollongong-headquartered training centre with a lengthy name and a focus on sustainable mining has been awarded $5 million in funding from the Australian Research Council to support a five-year term.
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Innovation in business fell during pandemic
The number of Australian innovating Australian businesses fell in the two years ended 30 June 2021, according to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australia’s core innovation indicators – innovation-active businesses and innovating businesses – were 52 per cent and 45 percent of all businesses respectively. Of the innovation-active businesses, 36 percent…
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