Perth marine engineering firm VEEM is to manufacture two giant propeller blades and a propeller hub for the prototyping phase of the construction of nine Hunter class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy in Adelaide. BAE Systems Australia has awarded a $1.7 million contract to VEEM to manufacture the components under the supervision of the…
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Microbiology diagnostic equipment manufacturer LBT Innovations has been awarded $1.5 million in federal government funding to support further development of the company’s APAS Independence laboratory instrument (pictured). The funding from the Medical Future Fund through MTPConnect’s clinical translation and commercialisation medtech programme will support development of a new, smaller benchtop version of the APAS instrument,…
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Australian medical marijuana manufacturer Cann Group has received a $4.3 million tax incentive rebate for its R&D into medicinal cannabis. The rebate relates to its in-house research activities as well as activities conducted through its work with key partners. This work includes recent clinical trials of its low-dose CBD capsules’ efficacy in reducing short-term sleep…
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The Business Council of Australia, Ai Group and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry have said proposed workplace laws allowing multi-employer bargaining may have “harmful, unintended consequences”. The government has accelerated the introduction of the industrial relations bill within the Fair Work Act that allows unions to make enterprise agreements that cover multiple employers…
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Australian rocket manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies is offering satellite and space payload developers a new rideshare mission into Low Earth Orbit on board one of first flights of the company’s Eris rocket. Last month the company introduced its first ‘Caravan’ mission to space to launch in 2024, a dedicated rideshare rocket launch in 2024 for…
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Varley Rafael Australia (VRA) is continuing to develop capabilities and the supply chain to support Australian manufacture of the Israeli Spike fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile (pictured). The company, a joint venture between the Varley Group and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, are contracted by the Commonwealth to deliver Spike LR2 missiles to enable integration and acceptance…
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Australian packaging and recycling giant Visy has begun construction on a new $500 million glass manufacturing and recycling facility on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The new site, in Stapylton, will create about 600 jobs during construction, 200 new full-time ‘green collar’ manufacturing jobs, and aims to produce around 1 billion bottles a year with the potential…
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By Peter Roberts in Amsterdam About 100 kilometres from Amsterdam in a workshop dedicated to vehicle electrification sits one of two unique hydrogen fuel cell-electric utility vehicles – Australian company H2X Global’s Warrego utility (pictured, below). The company converted two such vehicles based on Ford’s Ranger concurrently, one here in Holland and a second at…
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A study of Asia Pacific business leaders has found that industry leaders are proactively spearheading innovation in sustainability through investment in technologies, asset development, and distribution infrastructure at an accelerated speed. However the study, from data and sustainability business Hexagon, found many were being held back in moving to net zero emissions by adopting new…
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Jatcorp’s new China distribution agreement China export specialist Jatcorp has announced an agreement which will see the supply milk powders to Chinese milk brand company BTNature over the next 12 months. The agreement, which could be worth up to $28 million in product sales, covers around 3.2 million cans of eight different products. This is…
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