Government · 1 deal
Every published round Morrison government took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boral | Grant | 16 May 2022 | $30m | Lead | @AuManufacturing, RenewEconomy |
Companies Morrison government has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boral | 16 May 2022, Grant | 1 | 1 |
Fund closes reported for Morrison government, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Morrison government has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Morrison government did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Angus Taylor | Emissions Reduction Minister (former) | RenewEconomy (16 May 2022), RenewEconomy (13 May 2022), RenewEconomy (9 May 2022), RenewEconomy (7 Mar 2022), RenewEconomy (23 Feb 2022) |
| Darren Chester | Gippsland Nationals MP | RenewEconomy |
| David Fawcett | Senator | RenewEconomy |
| Keith Pitt | Federal Resources Minister | RenewEconomy (7 Mar 2022), RenewEconomy (23 Feb 2022) |
| Scott Morrison | Prime Minister | RenewEconomy |
Stories naming Morrison government. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The Australian government has granted cement maker Boral $30 million under its carbon capture program to assess Calix's emissions-capture technique, part of a wider pre-election round of grants.
Also @AuManufacturing
The Morrison government quietly granted Zero Degrees Rosella $3 million for a Victorian brown coal-to-hydrogen project, after a $5 million Queensland coal study grant, as election fossil hydrogen funding promises passed $400 million.
The federal energy minister visited an Adelaide solar panel maker to open its expanded production facility, which had received a government manufacturing grant, as the writer notes such visits are uncommon.
Enterprise software firm Capsifi has received an $11 million growth investment from the Australian Business Growth Fund, its first for 2022, to fund international expansion, with the fund's earlier backing of two other startups also recalled.
The federal resources minister awarded a $7.5 million grant to Sweetpea Petroleum for Beetaloo Basin gas drilling and $2.1 million to the Northern Land Council, citing Europe's energy crisis; Empire Energy's earlier grant is recalled.
The federal government has re-awarded a $19.4 million grant for Beetaloo Basin gas drilling to Empire Energy after a court challenge by an environment group voided the original award.
Analysis by The Australia Institute argues Santos' Moomba carbon capture project, backed by a federal grant, may enable enhanced fossil fuel recovery rather than cut emissions; Santos denies the project involves increased extraction.