Today sees another great opportunity for South Australia’s defence industry with the Department of Defence announcing the shortlisted bidders for delivering Army’s next generation of armoured fighting vehicles. The shortlisted bidders are BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall Landsysteme Gmbh, with both companies having a substantial existing presence in South Australia. LAND 400 Phase 2, is…
en northern Adelaide-based start-ups will share in grants of $159,000 to help make their business dreams a reality, while two established businesses will share in a total of $120,000 to expand their operations and create jobs. The first Small Business Development Fund (SBDF) grant recipients will be announced this morning in front of the 100…
he State Government has criticised the limited analysis, assumed figures and incorrect conclusions contained in the latest Productivity Commission’s review of trade and assistance. The review out today is critical of Government support for the submarine construction program and claims assistance will exceed the level of support for the car industry. Its conclusions are made…
Small businesses in the North and Eyre Peninsula regions of SA will get a unique opportunity next month to connect with a number of local, State and Federal Government agencies that provide services and advice to small businesses. The Office of the Small Business Commissioner will be holding the popular BizLink Seminars in Port Lincoln,…
State Cabinet today met at Techport Australia to see firsthand critical areas earmarked for expansion and upgrading ahead of the commencement of $88 billion worth of naval shipbuilding contracts in 2018. Cabinet was briefed on a new $1 million master plan for the site, which will help fast-track infrastructure projects at Osborne and help achieve…
Adelaide will become the Australasian headquarters for global engineering support services company Babcock International Group, following a multi-million dollar investment by the company which will deliver more than 48 highly skilled jobs to the State. The company will relocate its Mission Critical Services Australasian head office to the Adelaide CBD from Brisbane as part of…
The 100th anniversary of South Australia’s WWI loss and sacrifice on the French battlefields will be commemorated by Veterans’ Affairs Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith, who is in France as part of an official Defence Industries and Trade and Investment visit to France and the United Kingdom. Minister Hamilton-Smith will attend the Bastille Day Parade on July…
The French Government has again expressed its eagerness to move forward with Australia and South Australian to maximise industry and job opportunities arising from the $89 billion Future Naval Shipbuilding contracts, announced in April. Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith met the French President Francois Hollande and French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at a French…
With the Federal election outcome decided, South Australia is getting on with the task of maximising industry and job opportunities arising from the $89 billion Future Naval Shipbuilding contracts, announced in April. Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith is in France and the UK over the next week meeting with defence and high tech industry representatives…
Portraits of a few who represent many, describes a major photographic exhibition opening in Adelaide today, featuring 100 South Australian war veterans.The veterans’ portraits were captured as part of an ambitious nationwide project titled Reflections – Honouring our World War II Veterans, which aimed to photograph as many of Australia’s surviving World War II veterans…
