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Tesla cuts China car prices amid trade war
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Tesla cuts China car prices amid trade war

Tesla is cutting the price of its Model X and Model S cars in China, in a shift in strategy that will see it take more of a hie United States.

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Albanese’s $15b tech fund gets ready to write first cheques

Albanese’s $15b tech fund gets ready to write first cheques

Two years after it was first legislated to beef up Australia’s competitiveness in technology and manufacturing, the National Reconstruction Fund is about to make its first investments.

  • by David Swan
‘I want to be the biggest brand in the country’: The next gen of Aussie shoemakers

‘I want to be the biggest brand in the country’: The next gen of Aussie shoemakers

Australia’s footwear manufacturing industry is all but gone, but a small group of passionate craftspeople are keeping the art of shoe-making alive.

  • by Lauren Ironmonger
Why Australia hasn’t lived up to its green manufacturing hype – yet

Why Australia hasn’t lived up to its green manufacturing hype – yet

The Albanese government’s vision for green manufacturing is yet to be made reality, but there is more to the hype than mere words.

  • by Mike Foley
Xi Jinping has no plan B as the mood in China darkens

Xi Jinping has no plan B as the mood in China darkens

China’s economic mess is weighing heavily on Australia and the rest of the world. Added to Beijing’s concerns is the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘The highest standard’: A touch of luxury for the Australian Army

‘The highest standard’: A touch of luxury for the Australian Army

Under new owners Andrew and Nicola Forrest, hatmaker Akubra will continue to produce slouch hats.

  • by Damien Woolnough
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Super funds keen to invest in Australian-made scheme as gas fight flares

Super funds keen to invest in Australian-made scheme as gas fight flares

Big investors with deep pockets have backed the government’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia scheme, but a political brawl could stall its development.

  • by Mike Foley
Twice the grunt or half the weight – Australia’s plans to build a better battery

Twice the grunt or half the weight – Australia’s plans to build a better battery

Double the energy for the same size is the goal for the next generation of rechargeable batteries. Batteries that Australia hopes to make at home.

  • by Mike Foley
Not far from the old Ford factory in Melbourne’s north, caravan-makers are booming

Not far from the old Ford factory in Melbourne’s north, caravan-makers are booming

Almost a decade after the Australian car manufacturing industry died, caravan-makers now employ more workers than carmakers did at their peak.

  • by Adam Carey
Albanese’s $22.7 billion spendathon a lobbyist honeypot

Albanese’s $22.7 billion spendathon a lobbyist honeypot

The rise of a new class of lobbyists with close access to political leaders has heightened concerns about the power of the top players in Canberra.

  • by David Crowe
Future Kwinana industry and jobs ‘choked’ by state government inaction

Future Kwinana industry and jobs ‘choked’ by state government inaction

WA’s heavy manufacturers have come out early with their wish list from the next state budget and a request to quash the dreams of some powerful property developers.

  • by Peter Milne

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