Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, August 5 – August 9, 2024

Manufacturing News

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Ghost Shark autonomous submarine to be manufactured in Sydney The federal government has delivered on its promise of more rapid defence decision making, accelerating the manufacture of the Ghost Shark underwater autonomous vehicle for undersea surveillance, reconnaissance and strike at…

Industry shutdowns are messy and painful: 4 lessons Australia’s coal sector can learn from car-makers about bowing out

Analysis and Commentary

By Vigya Sharma, The University of Queensland and Julia Loginova, The University of Queensland Shifting Australia’s electricity sector to low-carbon technologies and closing coal plants is vital to tackling climate change. But such transitions are easier said than done. People and economies are often deeply connected to the coal industry. Coal plants have often been…