Australia’s government has unveiled a 10-year roadmap that will boost the nation’s mineral processing capacity, as part of a plan to challenge China’s position as the world’s top supplier of products key to the clean energy transition. The Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Processing Roadmap includes...
Australia has created a A$800 million funding package to advance the digitisation of businesses, as part of its COVID-19 economic recovery plan. The Federal Government said it would spend $420 million coordinating Australia’s more than 30 company registers and put them online, and another $257 million...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed that Australia will spend A$1.9 billion in nascent renewable energy technology over the next 10 years as the government looks to boost the economy with investment in high growth sectors. Ahead of the annual budget announcement next month, Morrison said...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed Australia’s economic growth forecast by 0.4% to 1.7% in 2019, warning of a ‘synchronised global slowdown’ comparable to the 2008-09 global financial crisis. The latest IMF World Economic Outlook report predicted that growth in Australia would recover to 2.3%...
Construction of Western Sydney Airport has officially commenced at Badgerys Creek, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison breaking ground at the site today. At the opening ceremony, Morrison talked up the significance of the project, calling it the ‘biggest game changer’ for the city of Sydney since...