Manufacturing

Workers in a furniture factory. | Newsreel

90 percent vote ‘Yes’ to split from CFMEU

Australia will soon have a new trade union after members of the CFMEU Manufacturing Division voted overwhelmingly to leave the CFMEU. National Secretary of the
Read more16 April 2025
Hydrogen tanks. | Newsreel

Billion-dollar deal to fast-track green steel

Australia is a step closer to establishing its first ultra-low-carbon steelmaking operation, with a billion-dollar contract signed by a Sydney-based
Read more15 April 2025
Business owner looking at bills. | Newsreel

Insolvencies spike in Australian businesses

Business insolvency in Australia jumped by almost 20 percent over the past 12 months, with forward indicators pointing to that number rising further. The March
Read more15 April 2025
Cure Marine crew Dave Biggar, Carl Bird and Ed Penn

Sunshine Coast-built catamaran makes global waves

A catamaran built using a 3D printer and carbon fibre on the Sunshine Coast is making waves globally. The Cure 55 production catamaran Miyu, or “beautiful moon” was
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The Manufacturing Skills Queensland Board has undergone changes - Newsreel

New Board for Manufacturing Skills Queensland

A new board has been announced for Manufacturing Skills Queensland. The board will be led by April Cavanagh – an experienced Non-Executive Director and current Chair
Read more26 March 2025
Mars habitat. 3D render. | Newsreel

3D printers the tool of choice for Martian pioneers

By Sven Bilén Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds
Read more14 March 2025
Man and woman on mining site. | Newsreel

Focus on gender equality in male-dominated industries

Many of Australia’s peak business bodies and unions have been funded to deliver programs to support gender equality in the workplace. Federal Minister for Women Katy
Read more14 March 2025
Laser weapon graphic. | Newsreel

Aussie laser weapon closer after Adelaide test

Australia is a step closer to a home-grown laser weapon after a successful test in South Australia. In a national first, the Adelaide laboratories of QinetiQ
Read more14 March 2025
Bluescope steelworks Port Kembla, Australia. | Newsreel

First US tariff hit minor, but beware of ripple effects

By Lisa Toohey “Unjustified” and “not the way that friends and allies should be treated”. That’s how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny
Read more13 March 2025
Small business owners worried about bills. | Newsreel

ATO crackdown on GST non-compliant small businesses

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is cracking down on thousands of small businesses who are tardy with their quarterly GST reporting obligations. ATO Deputy
Read more6 March 2025