The thaw in China Australia’s trade relationships is continuing with Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Assistant Minister for Trade Senator Tim Ayres among a group of Australian ministers attending a high-level meeting in China this week. Only the second minister to visit China since the election – following the visit by Foreign Minister Penny Wong…
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As our Celebrating Australian sovereign capability editorial series comes to a close, Graeme Sheather looks at the big picture, where we stand today and the challenges and solutions ahead. A new global order is emerging and it is imperative that Australian manufacturing businesses and government get their act together to create advanced high-tech products and…
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By Andre Saraiva Once I heard of the death of Dr Gordon Moore (right), one of the founders of Intel, I immediately went back to read his famous 1965 article written for Electronics. I remembered the first time I read this article and how it felt like it was written by a time traveller. Firstly because…
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FYI Resources begins high purity alumina production FYI Resources and its partner Alcoa has begun an extended production run at its pilot plant facility of high purity alumina (HPA) to be tested by potential customers. HPA, which is used in battery manufacture and in synthetic sapphire to manufacture substrates for LED lights and semiconductor wafers,…
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University of Melbourne research into new inks has has raised the prospect that the use nanoparticles has the potential to play an important role in reducing our reliance on energy production. According to the university’s Dr Mohammad Taha, lead research report author, these inks can adjust the amount of radiation that can pass through them,…
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A new QBuild Rapid Accommodation and Apprenticeship Centre at Eagle Farm, Brisbane, where an intake of 30 new apprentices across five trade types are being trained, was officially opened on Monday morning. QBuild is a business unit of the state government, delivering construction and maintenance services and training young people. Work is currently underway at…
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To begin the third week of our Celebrating Australian sovereign capability series, we hear about some ways government could help drive IP creation and commercial impact. Brent Balinski speaks to Grey Innovation founder Jefferson Harcourt Governments have been poor at seeing the value of procurement and other measures that could make a real difference in…
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By Peter Roberts Green technology company Fortescue Future Industries has claimed a major breakthrough in the production of green iron – a step towards manufacturing green steel – making it the second of two Australian companies which make such an ambitious claim. The claim first surfaced in parent company Fortescue Metals Group’s FY23 half year…
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In the latest profile of a nominee for our Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers list, we learn about White Graphene. WG was founded in 2020 to commercialise production technology developed at Deakin University for a promising 2D material. Brent Balinski speaks to the company’s Lieuwke de Jong. Graphene – with its host of superlative attributes…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) RAIL PROCUREMENT SHAKEUP TACKLES $2 BILLION WASTED ON IMPORTS Assistant Minister for Manufacturing Tim Ayres has stepped up reform of rail sector procurement in response to a damning report suggesting importation has cost governments $2 billion and…
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