Industry Minister, Victorian Government
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Industry Minister | Victorian Government | @AuManufacturing (31 Oct 2025), @AuManufacturing (18 Aug 2025), @AuManufacturing (11 Aug 2025) |
Stories naming Colin Brooks. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Freeplay, which runs the indie games event Parallels, lost its state government grant support, throwing its future into doubt; peak industry body IGEA has asked Victoria's creative industries minister to reconsider.
Roundup of manufacturing news: Archer Materials' biochip results with IMEC, Resmed's CPAP mask launch, Boeing's RAAF P-8A upgrades, Breakthrough Victoria's $75m across venture funds, an Avalon Airport freight facility, and Sleeptite's FlexiSense.
Weekly roundup of the publisher's five most-read stories: Victorian government grants to eleven manufacturers, Kongsberg defence export contracts, a federal grant for Iondrive, battery maker Energy Renaissance entering administration, and NSW recycling grants.
Victoria's Supply Chain Uplift Program Round 5 grants, about $800,000 in total, went to eleven manufacturers preparing to supply Hanwha's Land 8116 and Land 400 Phase 3 defence vehicle programs.
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