WA Government gives conditional support for Pilbara urea project
27 August, 2020The Perdaman Urea project proposes a manufacturing plant in the Burrup Strategic Industrial Area that would transform natural gas into urea.
WA to study feasibility of local wind turbine manufacturing
10 August, 2020The WA Government has announced a feasibility study into producing wind turbine components locally.
US renewable energy surpasses coal for the first time since 1885
29 June, 2020Renewables have topped coal in energy generation in the US for the first time in 135 years.
Australia needs to rely more on local innovation and supply chains
19 May, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted risks in the global supply chain and unveiled potential opportunities for Australian manufacturers to reinvigorate the industry.
Ai Group calls for reopening of state borders
27 April, 2020Time to reconnect the Federation so industry and interstate trade can return to something closer to normal.
Calls for manufacturing to be designated an essential industry
09 April, 2020AMTIL has backed calls for manufacturing to be classified as an essential industry in the event of a more severe lockdown to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus and the emperor's new clothes
23 March, 2020 by Glenn Johnson, EditorWill the economic stimulus help manufacturing in a time of crisis?
India to stop thermal coal imports from 2024: mines minister
02 March, 2020What does this mean for Adani's much-politicised presence in Australia?
New WHS Bill welcomed by CME in WA
29 November, 2019The Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA has welcomed WA's new WHS Bill as a significant milestone for legislative reforms.
Industry cluster to help Australia be a global force in hydrogen
25 November, 2019National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has announced an industry-led hydrogen cluster, aimed at making Australia a global hydrogen leader.
NSW announces advanced manufacturing hub in Sydney's west
04 October, 2019The NSW Government has announced the approval of a major industrial estate at Kemps Creek in Western Sydney, earmarked for advanced manufacturing.
Government announces 2019 offshore petroleum exploration releases
02 August, 2019The Australian Government has announced the 2019 Offshore Petroleum Acreage Release, comprising 64 areas, the largest since 2000.
Ai Group praises AEMC for acting on call for reform
22 July, 2019The Australian Industry Group has welcomed the AEMC's proposed changes to energy rules, rewarding industrial energy users for cutting peak demand.
Queensland opens more LNG leases for local supply
03 June, 2019New joint venture approved to seek gas for supply to local Australian manufacturers.
Qld Government quietly creates CSG no-go zone near Chinchilla
27 May, 2019CSG wells already in operation in a 10 km no-go zone around the site of one of the state's worst environmental contaminations.
