Manufacturing

John Russell had a vision to mechanise a dangerous and expensive job that costs mines up to $500,000 an hour, and now the federal government will invest in the company he founded thanks to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation.

The federal government has announced the first recipient of taxpayer investment under the National Reconstruction Fund, with "a dozen" more announcements promised before the election.

Two of Australia's biggest pharmacy brands are joining forces to become a multi-billion-dollar  pharmaceutical juggernaut. Here's why the competition watchdog gave the deal the all-clear.

Discount pharmacy retailer Chemist Warehouse will be allowed to merge with Sigma Healthcare to create an $8.8 billion pharmaceutical giant after being approved by Australia's competition regulator.

The head of GFG Alliance Sanjeev Gupta says there will be no more job losses at the Whyalla steelworks, while not being able to give a firm timeline on when he expects the blast furnace to come online again. 

Silicon chips are now fundamental to modern life, incorporated into every facet of electronics and driving up share prices on Wall Street. Taiwan has dominated semiconductor production but finds itself at the centre of a geopolitical, and technological, contest.

Iconic Australian fruit canning company SPC has agreed to merge with the Original Juice Company in a move to shore up their future in a difficult time for manufacturers.

Some manufacturers said we'd be in self-driving cars by now and that hasn't quite played out. So where do driverless, hydrogen and electric vehicles fit in Australia's driving future.

Tupperware's plastic may be famously indestructible, but the US-based company filed for bankruptcy this week. It's cause for reflection from the Australians who sold the containers to party-goers across decades.

Despite tariffs and a slowing global demand for electric vehicles in recent months, China is steaming ahead with its transition to EVs.

The story of Whyalla has been told and retold, and is often framed as a tale of a town and its steel plant. That is not an inaccurate picture, but nor is it a complete one.

A former steelworks employee says he fears someone will “get hurt” because not enough preventative maintenance work was being done at the Whyalla plant, but the company says it is committed to safety and its green iron and steel plans.

An inquiry into the government’s Future Made in Australia legislation is due to report back at the end of the week.

The Whyalla steelworks has entered a series of shutdowns of its blast furnace due to an inability to source enough coking coal, according to an email obtained by ABC News.

Multiple sources have told ABC News several contractors who supply services to the Whyalla Steelworks are owed payment by the plant's owner, with some fearing there may be job losses if the situation does not improve.

Manufacturing once played a critical role in the Australian economy but now makes up less than 6 per cent of the nation's GDP. So why is the government trying to revive it now?

Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest are billionaires who made their fortunes in mining. Now, the long-time rivals are going toe-to-toe in apparel, buying up some of Australia's most iconic brands. But this foray into fashion is about more than boots.

You may be eating Australian-grown food that has been processed overseas and then shipped back again. Local food manufacturers worry they will struggle to compete with imports among price-conscious consumers. 

A fruit iceblock once made in the Victorian town of Mildura from local oranges is back on shelves, but the manufacturer's decision to make the product in Argentina has left devotees of the sweet treat feeling "let down".

After opening to much fanfare, Core Lithium has shut all operations at a Northern Territory mine and is cutting costs until it can get a higher price for its product.