Minister, NRF Corporation
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Industry Minister (former) | the federal government | RenewEconomy, Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing |
| Industry and Innovation Minister (former) | Advanced Navigation | Forbes Australia |
| Minister | NRF Corporation | SmartCompany |
| Minister for Industry and Innovation (former) | Australian Government | SmartCompany, RenewEconomy, Dealroom, Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing |
| Minister for Industry and Innovation (former) | Federal Government | Mirage News, @AuManufacturing |
Stories naming Tim Ayres. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Canberra is putting up to $26 million through ARENA behind Element Zero's Perth pilot testing whether the nation's iron ore can become low-emissions iron via a renewable-powered, molten-salt process.
The federal NRFC has lent $120 million to prefab apartment maker Built Living, which has also drawn $100 million equity from Wesfarmers and a $20 million WA government grant.
Eight university- and company-led Australian quantum projects share $12.7 million in stage-two Critical Technologies Challenge Program grants, funding prototypes for data-centre cooling, medical imaging and rare-earth detection.
ANDHealth reported portfolio metrics including patient impact and job creation, while securing additional MRFF funding to expand its digital health commercialisation program.
NRF chair Martijn Wilder describes boardroom disagreement over risk appetite at the government investor, recounting earlier deals backing Harrison.ai, Quantum Brilliance, Myriota, QuintessenceLabs and Vault Cloud.
Roundup of Australian manufacturing news: ARM Hub's anniversary, DroneShield orders, EMVision's milestone grant, SciDev results, a SEA Electric hire, ATSE's policy submission, and spaceport funding for Koonibba.
Manufacturing roundup: MGA Thermal's production milestone, Downer's Queensland train contract, a Nyrstar Hobart appointment, Cooperative Research Australia's NRF submission, and Anteris Technologies' $35 million share placement.