After launching our campaign in November last year, @AuManufacturing announced Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2025 at an event at Crown Melbourne’s River Room on Wednesday. Following a national search and the judgments of six experts, this title is very happy to share the list, as well as the category award winners. Please see…
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THC beverages manufacturer Althea Group Holdings (AGH) has sold off its Althea Company pharmaceutical subsidiary to medicinal cannabis producer Tasmanian Botanics to focus on US expansion.
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Bricklaying robot builder Fastbrick’s plan for a major capital raise were almost crushed until the government’s takeover panel stepped in.
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Tungsten concentrate producer Almonty Industries has announced an offtake agreement with Tungsten Parts Wyoming and Israeli firm Metal Tech for defence applications.
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Dairy maker Bega Group will close its Strathmerton cheese factory in Victoria by mid-2026, cutting 300 jobs, as it transfers operations to its existing NSW facilities in Bega.
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Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) and Veolia Recycling & Recovery have each been fined $9,880 over a “smelly mess that attracted a swarm of insects to a factory” at Dandenong South in Victoria earlier this year, the state’s Environmental Protection Authority has said. According to a statement from EPA Victoria on Tuesday, complaints had been made…
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The Tasmanian government has celebrated the uptake of the state’s new container deposit scheme, with a million containers returned in the first four days. According to a statement from environment minister Madeleine Ogilvie on Tuesday, the milestone was reached at a refund point within Bridgewater’s Cove Hill Precinct. “I thank Tasmanians for getting behind Recycle…
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Research with potential use in more comfortable respiratory scans has received a boost, with a University of Queensland School of Chemical Engineering expert awarded a $1.6 million Investigator grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC.) According to a statement from the university on Tuesday, the work by Associate Professor Jingwei Hou and…
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Bio-Gene Technology Limited announced on Monday it has successfully secured $2.1 million from sophisticated and professional investors, giving its insect-fighting arsenal a significant financial boost. The company isn’t just creating another bug spray for your kitchen cabinet. Bio-Gene is developing insecticides based on compounds found in nature that can outsmart resistant pests. Around 40 per…
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Hazer Group has just inked a game-changing alliance with engineering giant KBR to take its hydrogen technology global. The Australian innovator announced Monday it has entered a binding strategic alliance with KBR, the engineering powerhouse that’s licensed over 260 ammonia plants worldwide. The agreement will supercharge the commercialization of Hazer’s proprietary methane pyrolysis technology that…
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