DHL Express opens new A$50m service centre
21 Sep 2020
DHL Express has opened a new 8,600-square-metre service centre in Australia to support the growing number of Australian companies doing international business.
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Australia to welcome boutique hotel brand lyf
10 Sep 2020
A new boutique hotel brand is set to open in Australia in 2022, when Singapore-based Ascott Limited opens its first lyf property in Melbourne, Victoria.
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Asahi Beverages to build A$45m recycling plant with Australian partners
1 Sep 2020
Japan’s Asahi Beverages has entered into a joint venture with Australia’s Pact Group Holdings and Cleanaway Waste Management to build a A$45 million recycling plant in regional New South Wales.
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UK investment group takes majority stake in Queensland solar farm
31 Aug 2020
UK investment group United Green has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Rodds Bay Solar Farm from the current project owner, Renew Estate.
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Janssen & Monash Uni team up on novel medicine to reduce maternal mortality
20 Aug 2020
Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. and Monash University have entered into an R&D agreement to accelerate the clinical development of a novel medicine that can save the lives of women in childbirth.
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Amazon expands Australian operations with fifth fulfilment centre
19 Aug 2020
Australia’s love affair with online shopping has spurred e-commerce giant Amazon to expand its operations in the country.
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5B secures investment to accelerate rollout of clean energy tech
12 Aug 2020
Australian innovator 5B is accelerating the development and rollout of its flagship clean technology solution Maverick after securing A$12 million in a Series A investment round.
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Israeli startup chooses Australia to trial pollinating robots
4 Aug 2020
The absence of bumblebees in Australia was a major reason why Arugga AI Farming chose the country to trial its robotic pollinators.
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Sun Metals to build renewable hydrogen plant in Queensland
28 Jul 2020
Sun Metals Corporation will build a renewable hydrogen facility in the city of Townsville in far north Queensland after receiving a A$5 million grant from the Queensland Government’s Hydrogen Industry ...
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Australia and Canada to collaborate on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
9 Jul 2020
The Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC) and Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the commercial deployment of zero-emissi ...
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Launch of Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement negotiations
26 Jun 2020
Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) have started negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
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Advanced US proton therapy system to treat cancer at new Australian medical facility
23 Jun 2020
US-based ProTom International will install its Radiance 330® Proton Therapy System at the new Australian Bragg Centre.
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US pharma giant backs UoQ vaccination device in A$18 million boost
11 Jun 2020
Australia’s reputation as a pharmaceuticals innovator has gained a boost, with US-based Merck Inc. (MSD) and Germany’s Harro Höfliger announcing an A$18 million investment in vaccine technology compan ...
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Yamaha investment fund ploughs A$11 million into agtech startup
10 Jun 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup, The Yield, looks set for rapid growth after an A$11 million injection from Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley (Yamaha Motor Ventures).
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France’s Neoen to build A$500 million solar farm in Queensland and world’s biggest battery in Victoria
27 May 2020
Overseas investment in Australian renewable energy is powering ahead. In early May, the French energy utility, Neoen, announced it would build Australia’s largest solar farm in Chinchilla, southern Qu ...
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Indian biotech joins forces with Griffith University in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine
12 May 2020
On April 23, vaccines-manufacturing company Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) has announced a tie up with researchers from Griffith University to develop a vaccine candidate for COVID-19.
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COVID-19 vaccine project at University of Queensland gets a A$17 million boost
25 Mar 2020
A program to fast-track a vaccine for COVID-19 led by Norwegian research alliance, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), has received a A$17 million boost from Australian state a ...
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Locals blow froth on first locally-brewed pints from Scottish craft co, BrewDog
24 Mar 2020
Two years after announcing a A$30 million investment, Scottish craft beer company, BrewDog, has opened a flagship combined brewery–hospitality venue in Brisbane.
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World’s No.1 wind energy producer powers up in South Australia
18 Feb 2020
Spanish energy utility, Iberdola, has partnered with Irish renewables developer, DP Energy, to enlarge South Australia’s major new hybrid wind-solar project — the A$500 million Port Augusta Renewable ...
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Abu Dhabi wealth fund backs A$495 million Perth waste-to-energy plant
14 Feb 2020
Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Australia’s second, major waste-to-energy (WTE) facility — Western Australia’s East Rockingham Resource Recovery Facility (ERRRF).
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