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Australia opens Manufacturing Industry Innovation Precinct headquarters
9 May 2013
Australia has opened new headquarters for its Manufacturing Industry Innovation Precinct in a move that bolsters the nation’s reputation for innovation and sharpens its competitive edge in a global market.
Boeing opens largest R&D lab outside US in Australia
8 May 2013
Aerospace giant Boeing has opened a research and development centre in Australia, its largest R&D facility outside the United States.
Software provider Quintiq expands into Sydney
7 May 2013
Global supply-chain software company Quintiq has expanded in Australia, opening an office in Sydney to meet growing demand on the nation’s East Coast.
Williams-Sonoma chooses Australia for first leg of global expansion
3 May 2013
Upmarket furniture and gourmet cookware retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc has launched four new stores in Sydney, its first company-owned stores outside North America.
US software company launches clean-tech partners program in Australia, NZ
30 Apr 2013
Autodesk, a US-based 3D design, engineering and entertainment software company, has invested in a corporate research and development (R&D) Centre of Excellence in Melbourne to design and develop simulation software for a worldwide market.
Liebherr in $85m expansion in South Australia
24 Apr 2013
Mining equipment and services provider Liebherr-Australia has started work on an $85 million expansion of its head office in Adelaide, part of the global expansion of Swiss-based Liebherr Group.
NetSol expands footprint in Australia
19 Apr 2013
California-based NetSol Technologies has opened an office in Sydney, a move it said would help capture a bigger share of a growing segment of the IT equipment-leasing market.
Australia releases $100m in venture capital funding
9 Apr 2013
The Australian Government has released a fresh $100 million round of venture-capital funding as part of its plan to support the nation’s innovation efforts.
Australia tops Asia-Pacific for earth and environmental sciences
3 Apr 2013
Australia tops the Asia-Pacific for research into earth and environmental sciences, according to Nature Publishing Index (NPI)’s 2012 Asia-Pacific rankings.
Australia’s infrastructure schedule swells to $60bn
2 Apr 2013
Infrastructure projects listed on the National Infrastructure Construction Schedule (NICS) website have nearly doubled in less than a year, according to a statement from Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese.
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