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“Incredibly thrilling”: Starward distillery earns a constellation of awards in international competition

David Adams — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 01:10:45 +0000

Melbourne's own Starward whisky distillery is celebrating a constellation of awards at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, saying local producers are ready to challenge nations like Japan in the global export market.

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“Shattered”: Beloved Victorian drinks maker Billson’s enters voluntary administration

David Adams — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 05:11:13 +0000

Victorian distillery and tourist attraction Billson's has entered voluntary administration, after what co-owner Nathan Cowan called "vast and incomprehensible" challenges to the business.

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E-waste recycler Sircel raises $5 million to help pioneer new options for obsolete solar panels

David Adams — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 01:59:44 +0000

Australian e-waste recycling venture Sircel has secured a $5 million investment from Kilara Capital, helping it retrieve precious materials from discarded technology and tackle the pernicious problem of old solar panels.

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Laws for Future Made in Australia policy will ensure “secure, well-paid jobs”: Chalmers

Andrew Brown — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:33:19 +0000

The federal government will introduce laws for its signature Future Made in Australia policy on Wednesday.

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“It’s bloody tough”: What happened to Australia’s craft beer sector?

David Adams — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 22:52:34 +0000

Grain, hops, yeast, and water are all it takes to make a beer. The recipe for a successful craft brewery is a little more complex. And in Australia, it seems the ingredients are in short supply.

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Manufacturing sector shows signs of life but cost pressures remain

Poppy Johnston — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:47:53 +0000

Australian manufacturers have notched up a better few months for new orders and tax cuts should help household incomes recover and underpin healthier demand for goods.

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Australia’s domestic manufacturing gets a $523.2 million boost with Battery Breakthrough

Glen Thomas Currie — Mon, 27 May 2024 00:23:28 +0000

Australia has a new National Battery Strategy, unveiled last week as a key part of the government’s Future Made in Australia agenda. The vision is for this country to be making batteries with secure supply chains by 2035.

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Coalition to block $13.7 billion Future Made in Australia manufacturing subsidies

Tess Ikonomou — Wed, 15 May 2024 23:10:15 +0000

Peter Dutton is expected to reject manufacturing subsidies worth billions of dollars in his response to the federal budget.

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Australia is already a powerhouse in manufacturing in areas where we do well

Bernard Keane — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:58:46 +0000

If Labor is to be believed, only government intervention and spending billions of taxpayer dollars will enable Australia to “compete” in the new global protectionism race to build local manufacturing. But what if Australia was already competing effectively in manufacturing?

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Australian satellite “not lost in space” as Space Machines Company attempts contact

David Adams — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:13:26 +0000

Australia's largest-ever private satellite is not lost in space, its creators say, as they attempt to communicate with a vessel containing technology from eight local space-tech innovators.

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