Townsville in north Queensland has inaugurated the Haughton Pipeline Duplication Project bring to an end a $225 million scheme emphasising local manufacturers to augment the city’s water supplies. RPC Group’s Adelaide factory manufactured the 1.8 metre diameter composite Flowtite GRP pipes which make up a 36.5 kilometre pipeline from the Haughton Pump Station to the…
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By Tim Harcourt Australia won’t be the same post-coronavirus, but parts of the picture are falling into place. One concerns our approach to trade. It’ll be a reset, not a rejection. We will continue to forge strong ties in the Asian Century with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand…
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The National Library in Canberra will be covered in bright orange sheeting today as part of a staged re-opening after the rare copper roofing was damaged in January hailstorms. The recyclable, high-tech polymer sheeting that heat-shrinks to cover damaged roofs is the brainchild of an ex-builder, who has now taken this technology to the world.…
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Manufacturers and researchers involved in the sector have figured in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List which recognised 933 Australians this year. The highest honour of Companion in the general division (AC) was awarded to Belinda Hutchinson (pictured), for eminent service to business, tertiary education, and scientific research. Hutchinson is Chairman of defence manufacturer Thales…
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Comment by Peter Roberts Technology development company Silex Systems is pressing ahead with a uranium enrichment project that has implications for any future move by Australia into nuclear industries. The Sydney company has signed a sales agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to allow it to process stockpiles of depleted nuclear fuels as…
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Peak employer group Ai Group has called for a zero increase in wages in its submission to the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review. Their submission said: “The economy is in no position to sustain an increase in minimum wage rates.” Should the commission decide on an increase, AiG wants it to apply no earlier…
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By Denham Sadler The crackdown on research and development tax incentive claims has eased, with a more collaborative and fair approach to audits adopted and a number of recent successful appeals, according to specialist RDTI advisor Damian Smyth. The ATO and AusIndustry’s “aggressive” approach to R&D tax incentive (RDTI) audits and compliance checks in recent…
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Biotechnology giant CSL has joined with the University of Queensland to develop and manufacture a Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
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The Finnish Defence Force has almost doubled its order of bullet-proof armour manufactured in South Australia following significant external validation.
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Tritium has closed a $45 million debt private placement by Cigna Investments, which will fund further expansion and refinance a Export Finance Australia trade finance facility.
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