First round of grants open for federal product stewardship scheme
The first round for grants worth between $300,000 and $1 million under the federal Product Stewardship Investment Fund is open, focussing on e-waste.
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Sure, let’s bring production onshore, but it might not ensure supplies
The pandemic has changed the way we think about supply chains, in particular the chains that feed our need for food, medical supplies, and defence equipment.
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Penfolds wines in Covid profit slump
Major premium and commercial wine exporter Treasury Wine Estates has confirmed a likely 21 per cent fall in earnings for the 2020 financial year following trading upset by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and a poor harvest. The maker of Penfolds, Grant Burge and Lindemans wines among a host of others told investors that…
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XTEK unmanned aerial systems orders grow
Composites group XTEK has received a purchase order from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for the supply of additional AeroVironment WASP AE Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS). The order, worth $2.8 million, is in addition to the ongoing SUAS supply contract to the ADF. The AeroVironment craft provides real-time video and thermal data, covering a…
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Bega Cheese to deploy Cumulocity to IoT enable supply chain
By Stuart Corner Australian dairy products manufacturer, Bega Cheese will deploy Cumulocity, Software AG’s IoT platform, to build an IoT service linking supplier farms, milk transport storage and processing facilities, in conjunction with Swinburne University of Technology. The system will provide real time data on milk production at farmer suppliers including volumes, temperature, quality composition,…
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New Zealand orders Bendigo manufactured Bushmasters
The New Zealand Army is to purchase Bushmaster armoured vehicles developed and manufactured by French Thales Group in Bendigo. Thales will supply 43 Bushmasters in a deal worth $75 million. Bushmaster is a heavy 11-tonne, 4×4 protected vehicle with a 4-tonne payload and a V-hull design which deflects explosions away from the passenger cabin. The…
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SEMMA joins Australian Made
Industry association South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance has joined the Australian Made Campaign as a Campaign Associate.
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Report: WA global battery manufacturing hub “technically and commercially feasible”
An analysis has described how it is “technically and commercially feasible” to build a lithium ion battery processing, manufacturing and trading hub in Western Australia.
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Deloitte to deliver R&D tax incentive platform
A new platform for the delivery of the federal government’s research and development tax incentive will be launched next year, with consulting giant Deloitte landing a $1 million contract to help build it.
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CSL Behring steps up Covid fight
Biotechnology giant CSL has stepped up the fight against Covid-19 with the announcement it has begun trials to evaluate its monoclonal antibody CSL312 for respiratory distress. The company’s CSL Behring arm has begin phase II placebo-controlled studies on the safety and efficacy of the garadacimab, Factor XIIa antagonist monoclonal antibody for patients with Covid-19 related…
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