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Queensland announces Toowoomba manufacturing hub

01 July, 2025

The Queensland Government says the Toowoomba Manufacturing Hub will soon begin working with local manufacturers to strengthen industry capability.


Queensland announces resources and manufacturing budget

26 June, 2025

The Queensland Government has announced a $595.2 million Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development Budget.


ASI will continue to seek relief from Trump steel tariffs

04 June, 2025

ASI has said it will continue to work with the Australian Government to secure an exemption from the USA's global tariff on steel imports.


Government awards $16.5 million in grants for defence manufacturing

02 June, 2025

The federal government has announced that grants have been awarded to more than 50 businesses across the country that provide priority defence capabilities.


AMRF signs MOU with Omron to support research and industry upskilling

29 May, 2025

The Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility in NSW will work with Omron's Proof of Concept Centres to promote innovation, technology exchange, and productivity improvements.


WA Government investing $500 million to unlock industrial areas

22 May, 2025

The WA Government announced recently that it will invest half a billion dollars to develop the state's strategic industrial areas.


NSW opens industry engagement program for locally manufactured trains

20 May, 2025

The NSW Government has announced an industry engagement program to return to locally manufactured trains, which it says will help revive domestic manufacturing.


Construction to begin on Fishermans Bend Innovation Precinct

13 May, 2025

Stage 1 of the project will deliver new roads, a public park and the necessary infrastructure to accommodate an advanced manufacturing, engineering and design precinct.


Australian industry contracts in F‍-‍35 program worth over $5 billion

15 April, 2025

The Department of Defence has announced that Australian industry has reached a milestone of more than $5 billion in contract value in the global F‍-‍35 program.


Welding body calls for a nation‍-‍building approach to combat Trump's tariffs

08 April, 2025

Weld Australia believes that US tariffs offer Australia a unique opportunity to carve out a new path towards sovereign manufacturing.


NSW Industry Policy sets local manufacturing targets

07 March, 2025

The NSW Government has released the state's first NSW Industry Policy to promote collaboration across industry, the innovation sector and trade businesses.


Universities and AMRF partner to boost advanced manufacturing in NSW

06 March, 2025

The NSW Government has announced a partnership agreement between the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility in Western Sydney and 11 NSW and ACT universities.


Australia's food manufacturing well placed for growth: report

24 February, 2025

A government inquiry has found many opportunities for expanding the Australian food and beverage manufacturing sector.


SA Government puts Whyalla Steelworks under administration

19 February, 2025

GFG is no longer running the Whyalla Steelworks after the SA Government passed a bill to place it under administration.


Government launches R&D review

14 February, 2025

A new discussion paper was released this week by the panel leading a landmark examination of Australia's research and development system.


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