Stories about light, medium and heavy industry
Bell Bay Aluminium gets a five-year lifeline The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, announced a five-year guarantee that will keep the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter operating through to the end of 2031. The announcement on 1 October 2026 was made together
Queensland has set its sights on becoming the home of the Land Forces defence-industry expo after they won the rights to host the 2030 event. And the state government says they have been given right of refusal for the 2032
WA Police have been given extra powers to protect the upcoming Land Forces defence expo in Perth next month. The event is due to run from October 6-8 but the new police powers will run from October 1-10. The new
A riverfront industrial site in Brisbane is to get 2200 new homes to allow for occupancy before the 2032 Summer Olympics. But the move has been criticised by advocates for Victoria Park, where earthworks on the new Olympic Stadium has
‘Full up’ signs will go up on Brisbane and Sunshine Coast industrial and storage yards within five years, the Property Council of Australia warns. And it wants prime inner city land close to transport infrastructure like freight rail, ports and
Drumming up defence business is firmly on Queensland’s radar with a new government team tasked with attracting more spending, projects and jobs. And the government wants to make the state home to the country’s largest land defence industry expo, Land
A battery-powered self-loading bulk carrier has begun carrying limestone cargo for cement production in South Australia. The CSL Group built the 125-metre-long MV Yampu to carry limestone from a quarry owned by Adbri on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula to the
Rising construction costs will rein in Victoria housing plans if nothing is done about it, says a heavy construction materials industry body. The Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) made the warning even as it welcomes news of plans for
New data centre projects are fuelling more construction job ads even as reference to AI skills in job ads have started falling, says online provider SEEK. SEEK’s latest national jobs report for July was released yesterday (August 12). It says
Global challenges in the welding industry are driving new industrial alliances in the face of universal labour shortages and evolving technology. Weld Australia has just signed two new deals with the American Welding Society (AWS) to develop its domestic ability
