New orders drag down Australian manufacturing PMI in September, says Judo Bank
Australia’s manufacturing industry continued to see deteriorating conditions in September amid a sharper decline in new orders, including from abroad.Â
Working together to support all workers this National Safe Work Month
This National Safe Work Month, organisations and individuals are encouraged to put work health and safety front and centre through the theme for everyone’s safety, work safely.Â
Sparc Technologies, QUT achieve major milestone in sodium-ion battery materials project
ASX-listed company Sparc Technologies and Queensland University of Technology have reached a significant milestone in their collaborative project that targets sustainably sourced hard carbon anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs).Â
Manufacturing sector among target industries in Qld’s new workforce program
The Queensland Government is launching a new program dubbed "Grow Your Own" to bolster the manufacturing and workforce industries in the Cairns region.
Gov’t injects fresh funding into Tasmania’s workforce development
The Tasmanian Government has launched a new initiative aimed at bolstering the state's workforce by providing increased subsidised training opportunities for job seekers and assisting employers in enhancing the skills of their existing workers.Â
National team of experts developing technology to boost Australia’s vaccine manufacturing capability
A team of scientific experts are developing a biopolymer particle-based platform technology that will bring Australia a step closer towards establishing a sovereign capability to rapidly manufacture vaccines against emerging infectious diseases.Â
Body armour manufacturer XTEK secures $3.2M int’l ballistics order
Defence industry company XTEK Limited announced that its subsidiary, HighCom Armor Solutions Inc (HighCom), has received a new purchase order worth $3.2 million to supply ballistic body armour products to an undisclosed international military customer.
Safe Work Australia unveils 2023 report on national work health and safety statistics
Safe Work Australia has released the 2023 report titled, 'Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia,' providing an overview of work health and safety in the country.Â
NSW unveils Environmental Impact Statement for renewable energy zone
The New South Wales government has lodged an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a transmission project that will connect the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) to the electricity grid.Â
Orica clears 250K tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions at NSW manufacturing facility
Major manufacturing company Orica said it has eliminated the first 250,000 carbon dioxide equivalent from its Kooragang Island manufacturing facility through the Australian-first deployment of its tertiary catalyst abatement technology.Â