Topics: Conduct in Parliament House, Manufacturing Strategy E&OE: Karen Andrews: Well, good morning. As you’ve just heard, I have very publicly said that I have had an absolute gutful, and that my conscience will not allow me to remain quiet. There are some specific instances in this building that are absolutely unacceptable. What does it…
KAREN ANDREWS: Well, hello. It’s an absolute pleasure to be here at Neumanns here on the Gold Coast. Neumanns are, quite frankly, a shining lot of local manufacturing here on the Gold Coast, employing about 160 workers on this site, 350 across the Gold Coast and then more broadly, about 550. They’re a great example…
Topics: 2020 Budget E&OE: Matt Webber: Of course, we’ve been screaming for infrastructure spend in South East Queensland for quite some time now, seems all we needed was a pandemic to kick start things. A long way from the S-word – surplus – that was being tossed about a few years back, of course, our…
Australia is another step closer to helping create the world’s largest radio telescope, which will allow further exploration of the universe while creating jobs in Western Australia and growing the economy. Australia has today ratified the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory Convention. Under the Convention, WA will host 130,000 antennas and South Africa the 200…
The Gold Coast has a well-deserved reputation for fun. Our theme parks, beaches, night life, sports and attractions mean the options for joyful recreation are endless. But – and excuse the analogy – like a wonderful reverse-mullet, while we’re all party at the front, at the back we’re all business. And iconic businesses too: Ugg…
Boosting demand for Australian-made fashion and diversifying manufacturing capability to upskill and create new jobs are among the key issues that will be discussed today at a roundtable with the local fashion industry. Chaired by the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews, the roundtable will bring together prominent local fashion designers and brands,…
Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s a great pleasure to be here today at this critical moment in history to talk about a vital sector of Australian industry – manufacturing. But first, let’s talk about a ninety-two year old retiree called Joe Carmody who lives in a nursing home in Shepparton, Victoria and his connection with frontline…
Topics: 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…
The Morrison Government is strengthening the local complementary medicine industry and safe-guarding its export markets, with eligible products to again be able to be sold as ‘Made in Australia’ and with the ‘Australian Made’ logo. The Government, with support from the states, has introduced an interim measure to allow access for complementary medicines that meet…
CSIRO has today opened a new state-of-the-art, collaborative centre which will improve chemical processes and drive innovation in Australian manufacturing businesses. The FloWorks Centre for Industrial Flow Chemistry is the first of its kind in Australia and brings speed, scale and efficiency to industrial applications that rely on chemistry. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology…