Industries

Election 2022: Labor promises $1 billion investment to boost Australian manufacturing

Melissa Coade

19 May 2022

Anthony Albanese said the investment in advanced manufacturing would create jobs and replace the 85,000 jobs stripped from the national workforce since the Coalition had been in power.

Whoever wins the election needs to fix Australia’s manufacturing sector. Here’s how they can do it

Jesse Adams Stein

6 May 2022

A coordinated and targeted national industry policy on manufacturing needs to favour long-term planning over a short-term, scattergun approach.

‘Increasingly stupid’: Coalition’s reluctance to cash in on EVs slammed by Labor

Emma Elsworthy

8 February 2022

A new report from the Carmichael Centre suggests Australia faces an enormous manufacturing opportunity in reviving the car industry with EVs.

AdBlue shortage could be avoided if small manufacturers had capacity to access government contracts

Peter Strong

16 December 2021

If we want to be able to deal with future emergencies, current pandemics, and ongoing changes in climate, as well as trade wars (think China), we need a manufacturing sector that is flexible, innovative, efficient and bigger, writes Peter Strong.

Grants of up to $25,000 available for food and drinks manufacturers’ power bills. Here’s what SMEs need to know

Lois Maskiell

9 December 2021

The federal government has announced grants of up to $25,000 for small and medium businesses in the $132.7 billion food and beverage manufacturing industry.

Behind the scenes: The small businesses that power the Melbourne Cup

Lois Maskiell

2 November 2021

Small businesses working behind the scenes of this year’s Melbourne Cup are ecstatic the event is going ahead with a crowd of thousands of fans.

Aussie-founded bag brand Crumpler collapses into administration amid ongoing lockdowns

Lois Maskiell

6 September 2021

Bag brand Crumpler has filed for voluntary administration after ongoing lockdowns and store closures have pushed the business to collapse.

SPC becomes first Aussie business to make COVID-19 vaccine compulsory for 450 workers

Lois Maskiell

5 August 2021

The direction of Victorian food processor SPC for 450 staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19 could lead to Australia’s first test case over what’s considered a frontline worker.

COVID has wreaked havoc on Aussie manufacturing. Here’s why supporting the SME sector will help

Ishan Galapathy

14 July 2021

Australia's manufacturing sector is growing. However, the current approach isn’t working — and the pandemic has made this painfully clear.

Sensors, rockets, and quantum tech: Four companies share $14 million in space manufacturing government grants

Paul Brescia

8 July 2021

Q-CTRL, Romar Engineering, Titomic, and SPEE3D will use the grant funding to scale for both the domestic and international markets.