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Queensland’s employment forecasted to grow significantly by 2025-26

The Anticipating Future Skills Series from Jobs Queensland has released four headline employment forecasts for the five-year period 2025-26, estimating total employment of nearly three million, an increase of 207,000 new jobs.

H2X to accelerate growth after landing US cornerstone investment deal

Australian hydrogen technology startup H2X Global will accelerate the rollout of its hydrogen-powered vehicle lineup in both local and international markets after securing a USD 57 million (AUD 87 million) investment agreement with United States-based Verde Mobility.

S&T researchers develop 3D-printed dressings for better wound treatment

Missouri S&T researchers are developing new 3D-printed hydrogel dressings to hasten and improve the healing process for patients with second-degree burns.

BHP partners with Toyota Australia to transition fleet to EVs

Toyota Australia and mining giant BHP are strengthening their long-standing partnership with a new effort that will drive the electrification of BHP’s fleet of Toyota vehicles. 

Report: Australia risks being excluded from potential markets for renewable energy manufacturing

Australia must move fast in response to significant new incentives for sustainable manufacturing now available in the United States and many other industrial countries, or risk being shut out of rich new markets for manufactured items linked to renewable energy systems, a new report revealed. 

Bosch opens semiconductor testing facility in Malaysia

Bosch has opened a new semiconductor test centre in Penang, Malaysia, investing EUR 65 million (AUD 109 million) to create additional capacity within the company’s global manufacturing network to meet the continued high demand for chips and sensors. 

Latest Made in Queensland round awards $20.5 million in grants to 33 manufacturers

The Queensland government has awarded $20.5 million to 33 manufacturing projects as part of Made in Queensland (MiQ) grant program’s fifth round. 

MGA Thermal receives $8.25m to expand its energy storage system

Australian clean energy company MGA Thermal has secured $8.25 million in funding as the company moves to scale its long-duration energy storage (LDES) solution. 

$40 million announced for new CRC-P Grants round

The Australian government has allocated around $40 million to launch Round 15 of Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants, which will back small and medium businesses aiming to develop new technologies, products, and services. 

Global Manufacturing PMI faces further downturn amid slowdown in new orders – JP Morgan

The global manufacturing sector has remained in recession as July saw output fall even more amid the drop in new order intakes, which continued for the thirteenth month in a row, according to the latest Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) report from JP Morgan. 
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