Extra scope for low-cost legal support for business
Small businesses can now access low-cost legal support for an expanded range of disputes.
Federal Small Business Minister Julie Collins said $2.6 million had been
Read more4 March 2025Manufacturing
Little benefit from 10 years of food health star ratings
Voluntary health star nutrition ratings introduced in Australia and New Zealand over a decade ago have improved the life expectancy of the Kiwi population by a little
Read more4 March 2025
Are mothballed car factories the answer to housing crisis?
By Ehsan Noroozinejad
Australia is in the grip of a severe housing shortage. Many people are finding it extremely difficult to find a place to live in the face of rising
Read more3 March 2025
Ultrasonic approach creates improved water-repellent glass
New Australian-developed water-repellent glass technology has the potential to improve vehicle safety and reduce building cleaning costs.
Researchers at Perth’s Curtin
Read more28 February 2025
Red tape review open to small business operators
The feedback lines are now open for Queensland small businesses to have their say on the government red tape inhibiting their progress.
State Small and Family Business
Read more25 February 2025
3D-printed green packaging uses coffee grounds
Researchers have combined coffee grounds with other organic materials to create 3D-printable packaging, with the potential to replace Styrofoam.
The team at the
Read more25 February 2025
Billion-dollar bank for green iron projects
One billion dollars has been earmarked to support green iron manufacturing in Australia.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the new Green Iron Investment Fund would
Read more21 February 2025
$30 million support for new battery process
A Queensland manufacturing company has been awarded a $30 million grant to improve the quality of lithium-ion batteries.
Brisbane-based VSPC will use the funding to
Read more21 February 2025
ATO clarifies smokescreen around sunscreen
If the price of your favourite skin care product goes up, don’t blame the ATO.
That’s the message the Australian Taxation Office after recent reports suggested the
Read more18 February 2025
Aussie firm to develop world’s first mobile full-body CT
An Australian company will build the world’s first mobile full-body CT, which will be rolled out in rural America.
Adelaide-based Micro-X will develop the scanner
Read more17 February 2025