The demise of Australia's car manufacturing industry could see up to 39,600 jobs lost, mostly in Victoria and South Australia, Productivity Commission modelling has predicted. Read more »

A Victorian manufacturer has received a $250,000 new technology grant from the Victorian Government to fund new high-tech equipment to improve its competitiveness. Read more »

Ai Group has released a 10-point plan that it says will help lift Australia's economic growth and resilience. It covers a number of key policy issues that Ai Group says need to be addressed to improve the health of the manufacturing sector. Read more »

Looking to earn CPD (continuous professional development) hours? Engineers Australia has announced it will credit 10.5 CPD hours to delegates who attend both days of the ACI Connect conference. Read more »

German pharmaceutical company Fresenius Kabi has announced plans to open a $47 million manufacturing plant in Derrimut, near Melbourne, which will create 120 new jobs. The facility is expected to be operational by 2016. Read more »

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has caused damage to Northern Star Resources' Raleigh Underground Mine, disrupting production for a projected six to eight weeks. Read more »

High-tech robots called PackBots will be unleashed during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil to help boost security and examine suspicious objects. Read more »

Researchers have developed an aerogel made of cellulose nanofibrils and an environmentally friendly polymer. The material can absorb up to almost 100 times its own weight in organic solvents and has a strong absorbing ability for metal ions. Read more »

Despite a tough economic climate, jobs in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industries appear to be growing - and at a rate greater than other industries. Read more »

The Githabul Nation Aboriginal Corporation says it wants to share its natural gas resources with NSW in the spirit of reconciliation. Research commissioned by the corporation revealed that the Rosella Gas Well at Bentley shows great potential. Read more »

The 2014 Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (AOG) looks set to attract record numbers, which organisers say reflects the rising interest in the booming industry. Read more »

InduSoft's Enhanced Studio Mobile Access software has won the Control Engineering 2014 Engineers' Choice award in the Software - Mobile Apps for Controls, Automation, Instrumentation category. Read more »

Aurecon has announced the appointment of Garth Higgo as industry director, mining. Reporting to Stephen Wells, the company's chief business development officer, Higgo will lead the strategic growth of Aurecon's resources business globally. Read more »

SpeedCast has opened a new office in Perth to meet the needs of its oil and gas and mining customers. The company has also announced plans to unveil its new streamlined global operations at the Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference. Read more »

Australia's new automation, control and instrumentation conference, ACI Connect, will include case studies featuring new technology installations at Fortescue Metals Group (system information modelling) and Murray Goulburn (milk powder drying). Read more »

Deidre Willmott, the recently appointed CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA, will chair the plenary session at this week's Australasian Oil and Gas (AOG) Exhibition and Conference. Read more »

Emerson Process Management will be exhibiting at stand K8 at the Australasian Oil & Gas Exhibition. The event will be held from 19 to 21 February in Perth. Read more »

Industry 4.0, cybersecurity, ethernet in industry, machine safety, future manufacturing and skills shortages are just some of the hot topics that will be covered at the inaugural ACI Connect conference. Book your space at this two-day, must-attend event now. Read more »

Emerson is providing safety shutdown valves to protect the flow of natural gas and liquid condensate safely from offshore oil and gas production platforms to an onshore processing facility in the UK. Read more »

GE Oil & Gas has announced the launch of its new downstream technology solutions (DTS) business to more efficiently supply equipment and services to refining and petrochemical markets. Read more »