Saunders International announced that Ampol has awarded it a $9.3 million contract to deliver a new fuel storage tank at its Lytton Refinery in Brisbane's Port.

Many manufacturing leaders are increasingly realizing the role of streamlined order management in coping with today’s increasing orders, supply chain disruptions, and catering to customer demands tied to tighter deadlines. 

EVOS, a startup specialising in fleet energy management and AC charging for electric vehicles (EVs), has raised $5 million in funding to bring new market technologies ideal for a variety of EV charging cases, such as addressing challenges for EV fleet operators and EV homeowners/renters.

Two Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) bids from the University of Adelaide’s Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources have progressed to the next stage of the selection process for federal government funding. 

The Regional Australia Institute is launching the biggest recruitment drive ever in Australia’s history, with 91,000 well-paying job offers for workers in regional Australia. 

Australians can save up to $1,200 per year on vehicle operating expenses if the federal government implements strong fuel efficiency standards, according to new modelling commissioned by the Climate Council and Electric Vehicle Council.

Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has published a new book that sheds light on the innovative and impactful ways communities throughout the world are addressing the plastic pollution challenge.

Australian manufacturing is rarely going to be cheaper in the global market, so we need to be smarter to be more competitive. This is the reality that many within the industry are already aware of, which is driving more and more focus on innovative thinking and investment in streamlined processes and new technologies.

Australia’s manufacturing industry slipped further into contraction territory in June, led down by the chemicals industry, according to the latest survey from the Ai Group. 

Electric Vehicle Council CEO Behyad Jafari, on new research from economics advisory firm Mandala Partners, said a well-designed new vehicle efficiency standard (NVES) is crucial to putting an end to Australia's reputation dumping ground for out-of-date, high-emission vehicles.