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High manufacturing costs and the rise of fast fashion have decimated Australia's bootmaking industry. So what's the future for Australian boots?

We took a look inside Space Tank Studio's incubator for manufacturing startups, where traditional methods meet modern innovation

Finding a funder will be a big challenge, but if Musk manages it, taking Tesla private would also help the company boost its brand.

Australian governments should be targeting the innovation capability of the creative industries to strengthen the Australian manufacturing industry.

By Anthony DoddThe Tonsley Manufacturing Innovation hub in Adelaide is designed to accelerate the national adoption of ‘industry 4.0’ te…

Luxury smartphone manufacturer Vertu is reportedly shutting down its UK manufacturing arm and is facing liquidation after plans to save the …

By Michael Beverland, RMIT University

With Mercedes-Benz 2017 Fashion Week upon us, insiders will no doubt be contemplating what’s new…

By Drew Evans, University of South Australia

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s 2015 National Innovation and Science Agenda was a c…

By Lee Smales, Curtin University

Economic data released this week has provided some good news for the global economy. The Purchasing Man…

Cathy Foley, CSIRO and Keith McLean, CSIRO

Despite the well-publicised closure of some manufacturing sectors in Australia, manufacturing …

By Andrew Spence

When Australia stops for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, workers at a small manufacturing company in the Adelaide Hills wi…

By Farshid Pahlevani, UNSW Australia and Veena Sahajwalla, UNSW Australia

If someone said “green manufacturing” to you, what comes t…