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Good Design Australia opens entries for 2026 awards

For more than six decades, Good Design Australia has celebrated the power of design to shape innovation, industry, and everyday life. Its flagship program, the Australian Good Design Awards, recognises projects that show how thoughtful design can enhance products, services, systems, and communities.

Australian manufacturing set for global defence boost under AUKUS, says GME

Australian manufacturers are poised for unprecedented access to US and UK defence markets under the AUKUS partnership, presenting long-term contracts, deeper supply chain integration, and industrial growth. 

Navigating energy price volatility with predictive intelligence

Energy price volatility has become a structural feature of modern electricity markets rather than a temporary disruption. For energy-intensive manufacturers and large commercial operators, fluctuating wholesale prices are reshaping how energy costs are managed, making reactive approaches increasingly inadequate.

From cost exposure to cost control: Using energy flexibility to protect margins

Electricity price volatility is reshaping the cost base of Australian manufacturing, challenging long-held assumptions that energy can be treated as a stable operational input.
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The hidden cost of absenteeism in manufacturing and why it is...

Australia’s manufacturing sector has always operated under pressure. Tight margins,  complex supply chains and rising input costs are part of the landscape. However, a quieter issue is now undermining productivity across the industry: absenteeism.

$1.9B SEED precinct targets advanced manufacturing, factory opportunities in Western Sydney

Mirvac and Australian Retirement Trust have launched the first stage of SEED, a $1.9 billion industrial and enterprise precinct in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, after securing the project’s first State Significant Development Approval from the New South Wales Government.

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Automotive canopy and tray manufacturer manages 6,000 SKUs with self-implemented ERP

Australian automotive accessories manufacturer Trig Point self-implemented an ERP system in just three months and gained control over its unwieldy component inventory, product customizations, and production processes. “We wouldn’t be able to manage that without a system like this,” says Chris Wasylkiw, Production Engineer.
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Automotive canopy and tray manufacturer manages 6,000 SKUs with self-implemented ERP

Australian automotive accessories manufacturer Trig Point self-implemented an ERP system in just three months and gained control over its unwieldy component inventory, product customizations, and production processes. “We wouldn’t be able to manage that without a system like this,” says Chris Wasylkiw, Production Engineer.

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Dallara, IBM partner to bring AI, quantum computing to vehicle design

Vehicle manufacturer Dallara Group and IBM have announced a collaboration aimed at transforming vehicle design through the use of AI and exploring quantum computing.
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Australia MARCH 49.8 - Source: S&P

Global MARCH 51.3 - Source: JP Morgan

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