The ice-cream we had to have – with a price tag of $45 million

The ice-cream we had to have – with a price tag of $45 million

When Michael Hampson walked into the ruined ice-cream factory,he knew he faced a mammoth task to rebuild – and that he would be able to do it only with help.

  • byCatherine Naylor

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Adidas and Nike under fire over ‘cycle of poverty’ in Cambodia

Adidas and Nike under fire over ‘cycle of poverty’ in Cambodia

Workers in the supply chains of major brands in South-East Asia are unable to afford basic needs such as food and housing,according to a new report.

  • byChris Barrett
Tech,energy deals top the list for manufacturing fund’s first $5 billion

Tech,energy deals top the list for manufacturing fund’s first $5 billion

The government made the payment to the National Reconstruction Fund to mark the first meeting of its board and the start of talks over its investment mandate.

  • byDavid Crowe
Tesla’s ‘proud Australian’ leader says nation can be a clean manufacturing powerhouse

Tesla’s ‘proud Australian’ leader says nation can be a clean manufacturing powerhouse

Robyn Denholm,chair of Tesla’s board,says the Albanese government can create a local battery-making industry with modest tax breaks for investors.

  • byMike Foley
Rail car manufacturers can’t compete with China,and it has cost WA jobs
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Rail car manufacturers can’t compete with China,and it has cost WA jobs

The state’s biggest grain handler CBH has admitted it selected a Chinese outfit over local firms to build hundreds of wagons because of their superior cost,design capability and capacity to complete the work.

  • byHamish Hastie
What Australia’s next generation of army vehicles will look like

What Australia’s next generation of army vehicles will look like

A defence expert said the fast-moving infantry fighting vehicles would give Australia ‘the best capability on offer’ to replace personnel carriers from the 1960s.

  • byLachlan Abbott
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Electric vehicle sales accelerate,but not fast enough

Electric vehicle sales accelerate,but not fast enough

Battery electric,hybrid or plug-in hybrid model vehicles accounted for 16.6 per cent of new car sales in Australia during June this year.

  • bySimon Johanson
Deception in Paris:The biggest plane order in history can’t hide the truth
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Deception in Paris:The biggest plane order in history can’t hide the truth

The first Paris air show in four years started with a bang. What happened next highlights the uncertainties the aviation industry will confront over the next decade ... or two or three.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Australia to miss climate target without bold action on EVs

Australia to miss climate target without bold action on EVs

Car makers are calling for ambitious policies to match US and EU goals for electric vehicles.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
Incitec boss steps down amid questions about a planned company split

Incitec boss steps down amid questions about a planned company split

CEO Jeanne Johns is leaving after investor pressure over the company’s performance and questions about its plans to split into separate fertiliser and explosives businesses.

  • bySimon Johanson
Climate choice:Cling to past glories or strive for prosperous future

Climate choice:Cling to past glories or strive for prosperous future

We don’t stand a chance of becoming a green superpower without a lot of government underwriting with,inevitably,some big losses. But I can think of many worse ways of wasting taxpayers’ money.

  • byRoss Gittins