Manufacturing

Workers at a plant where two silos collapsed last year are at risk of serious injury or death, according to dozens of improvement notices issued by the NSW safety regulator.  

Some Australian steel businesses have seen the price of steel drop sharply in the wake of Donald Trump's steel tariffs, but there are fears the glut of imported steel is threatening the viability of Australian manufacturers.

More than 20 pre-packaged salad products are being recalled by major supermarket retailers after Queensland's public health surveillance detected two products contaminated with a strain of E. coli.

As its owner orders a review of operations, workers and small businesses worry the city won't survive without the smelter, its major employer and economic driver. 

Why is it so hard to manufacture boots in Australia — and what happened to our once-booming local industry?

The Canadian government says the C$29.8 billion in tariffs will target steel and aluminium, as well as major US technology products.

When the new administrators of the Whyalla steelworks arrived on site two weeks ago, one of the first things they noticed was the traffic lights on the way in weren't working — as they looked over its assets and finances, things only got worse.

BlueScope Steel is negotiating with the administrators of the Whyalla Steelworks to join as an expert advisor, but industry insiders believe it may also be interested in a more permanent arrangement. 

A determined group of Kangaroo Island farmers has turned an unlikely dream into reality by opening a local wool mill in the wake of the Black Summer bushfires.

The federal government is considering an ownership stake in the teetering Whyalla steelmaker as part of a $2.4 billion taxpayer-funded bailout.

It's been a week since US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium were announced and sent a tremor through global supply chains.

The federal government may need to take measures to protect the local aluminium industry if Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariffs go ahead, warns the nation's largest aluminium manufacturer.

Malcolm Turnbull was prime minister during President Trump's first term in office and he negotiated an exemption from tariffs on steel and aluminium.

Australia’s largest steelmaker is pushing ahead with the revival of a dormant blast furnace, claiming the $1.15 billion project is the only way to guarantee the future of domestic steel manufacturing.

The most expensive project in Australian steelmaking history is underway in the NSW steel town of Port Kembla.

Minister for Science and Industry Ed Husic speaks about the Government’s multi-billion investments in green and renewable industry and energy.

A decade ago the Chinese government announced plans to transform the country from "a low-cost manufacturing base into a high-tech superpower". Did it work?

Federal Labor will offer billions of dollars in production credits to support a new "green aluminium" sector, in a new election pitch.

Whyalla steelworks owner Sanjeev Gupta says there is still a long road ahead to profitability for the plant but its future remains uncertain and now there are calls for government intervention.

While the steelmaking city of Whyalla is no stranger to struggle, the latest crisis is taking a severe toll on the population, who very much want to continue making steel for Australia but say they are "sick of having to be resilient".