Eight small to medium-sized businesses delivering priority capabilities for Defence will be assisted by federal government grants totalling $3.47 million. The Defence Global Competitiveness and Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority grant programmes help Australian businesses boost manufacturing, harness their expertise and increase jobs. The latest recipients are: QPE Advanced Manufacturing (pictured) will receive $1 million to…
Parliament House in Brisbane is to showcase strength of Queensland manufacturing with displays of manufacturer capabilities from across the state. The state’s Parliament House Showcase to celebrate Manufacturing Month will headline the launch of a new social media campaign to entice school leavers to the sector: ‘If you don’t make it, it’ll never exist’. To…
Universities can apply for AUKUS funding for 4,000 more places Universities can now apply for additional Commonwealth supported places (CSPs) targeted at graduates in STEM courses, the federal government announced on Friday. The additional CSPs are designed to attract more students to train in engineering, mathematics, chemistry and physics and meet the needs of the AUKUS…
Brendale Queensland manufacturer Elexon Electronics has updated customers on its recovery after a fire damaged its factory and warehouse. CEO Frank Faller wrote to customers to say that the recovery process was moving forward at a pace that has exceeded initial expectations. Faller said: “With a big sigh of relief, we can report that a…
