Applications are now open for a new Queensland government fund that aims to back businesses to deliver more bush projects. The $50 million Backing Business in the Bush Fund will support small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that are looking to expand, enhance or diversify their business operations across regional Queensland. By investing in productivity…
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Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group has pressed ‘go’ on three green hydrogen projects in Australia and internationally to cost a collective $1.14 billion (US$750 million) over the next three years. The company’s board announced final investment decision had been reached on two green energy projects including one planned for Gladstone, Queensland and a green metals…
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Diversified building products manufacturer Brickworks believes Australia is on the cusp of a significant building boom, notwithstanding some softness in its markets in the short term. The company, which is also involved in property development, investment activities and brick manufacture in the United States, told its annual general meeting that it was navigating a number…
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Adelaide-headquartered packaging company Detmold Group has announced Sascha Detmold Cox as its new CEO, effective immediately, after what it said was an “extensive recruitment process”. Detmold Cox has worked at Detmold for over three decades, including in her current role as CEO of Detmold Medical. Executive Chair Rodney Detmold will assume the role of Acting…
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Applications are now open and four companies will be selected for a first round of the new Cremorne Digital Hub (CDH) Scaleup Program, which will get underway in February. According to a statement from Victorian industry minister Natalie Hutchins on Tuesday, the program will support companies possessing “high investment and job creation potential” with their…
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National Innovation Policy Forum to be held in Canberra next week The National Innovation Policy Forum and 2023 Ralph Slatyer Address on Science and Society will be held on Monday, November 27. The forum at the Great Hall at Parliament House, Canberra, is hosted by Cooperative Research Australia, and brings together Australian innovation leaders from businesses…
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Rio Tinto has begun what it says is Australia’s largest-ever demolition project, and will disassemble an expected 142,000 tonnes of scrap steel at the Northern Territory’s Gove alumina refinery to be shipped for recycling. The site operated from 1972 until being put in care and maintenance in 2014. It previously converted bauxite into alumina, and…
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Startups and small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in India and Australia working on circular economy technologies could benefit from a new accelerator programme designed to explore opportunities between the two countries. The India Australia Rapid Innovation and Startup Expansion (RISE) Accelerator is delivered in partnership between CSIRO and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), the Government of…
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By Peter Roberts Drone manufacture is part of a surprisingly large cohort of robot manufacturers uncovered in a survey of robotics providers in Australia. The survey identified 466 robot and automation suppliers, and while most were essentially service businesses, the study identified 19 percent were manufacturers of robots, including drones. Of the rest 57 were…
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Plant-based ingredients manufacturer Harvest B has announced that it will begin sales to consumers through Woolworths’ Healthylife.com.au online platform. According to a statement from Harvest B, which launched a factory at Penrith in December last year, it will offer consumers 330 gram – 350 gram packs, including diced and shredded products in lamb, chicken, beef…
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