Over the past month we’ve experienced a dizzying round of restrictions on how we live and the freedoms we normally take for granted. Serious disruptions to the way our businesses and communities operate are causing seismic shifts in our lives and livelihoods. And it’s all over-shadowed by a heightened sense of worry for the health…
DetailsThe first construction contract has been awarded for the $1 billion Pacific Motorway (M1) upgrade between Varsity Lakes and Tugun (VL2T). Member for McPherson Karen Andrews MP said Seymour Whyte Constructions would oversee the upgrades between Varsity Lakes and Burleigh in what is a major step forward for the vital congestion-busting project. “Gold Coast drivers…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing capability, supply chains and Gold Coast response to COVID-19 E&OE: Peter Gleeson: Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has flagged a potential new deal for the manufacturing sector, saying she’s committed to pushing for investment in the industry. She joins me now. Karen Andrews, thanks for joining us tonight on…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing capability, supply chains and contact tracing app E&OE: Peter Stefanovic: The Federal Government is working on bolstering the manufacturing sector after admitting the coronavirus pandemic has exposed Australia’s reliance on overseas supply chains. The Industry Minister says we need to be self-sufficient in making essential medical supplies like face masks and ventilators.…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing capability and supply chains E&OE: Leon Byner: Now, my next guest is the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. She is suggesting that we need investment in manufacturing because of what we’ve seen this pandemic has done, that we can’t rely on other countries who export because they’re more interested in looking…
DetailsTopics: Unemployment forecast, Australian manufacturing capability and supply chains E&OE: Fran Kelly: The economic cost of the COVID pandemic is becoming clearer, with unemployment officially forecast to peak at 10 per cent by the middle of the year as we heard earlier. This Treasury analysis comes ahead of Thursday’s meeting of National Cabinet, where the…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing capability and supply chains E&OE: Oliver Peterson: Would you be prepared to pay a little bit more for the products that are manufactured in Australia? Particularly pharmaceuticals if they were all made and manufactured in Australia? How far are you prepared to go? Because many of you are saying we’ve been caught out…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing capability and supply chains E&OE: Chris Smith: I said just an hour ago how, as part of the coronavirus recovery, we need to look at using our manufacturing industry in a different way. And this is also an issue that’s been raised by Karen Andrews, the Federal Industry Minister. Now, Ms Andrews…
DetailsTopics: Australian manufacturing and supply chains E&OE: Paul Murray: Karen Andrews is the Science and Industry Minister and she would like to see more manufacturing come back to Australia. Put simply, we can’t have this scenario where China makes everything because when there is a virus that starts in China or anything happens in the…
DetailsTopics: Australian made ventilators amid COVID-19 E&OE: Matt Doran: Australia’s supply of emergency ventilators is set to rapidly expand after the Federal Government reached a $31 million agreement with Victorian technology company Grey Innovation. This deal is set to deliver 2000 new ventilators by the end of July which will, of course, be essential for…
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