Rod McGuirk

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

The Arnhem Space Centre is seen on the Gove Peninsula in Australia's Northern Territory May 2, 2022. NASA will launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month in the agency's first launch from a commercial facility outside the United States.

NASA to Launch 3 Rockets from Private Australian Space Port

The launch site was chosen because it is close to the equator.

Pedestrians walk pasy a Telstra store in Sydney, May 13, 2021.

Australian Telecom Fined for Exploiting Remote Customers

The fine is the second-largest ever imposed under Australian consumer law.

Chimneys at a steel factory in Port Kembla, Australia, July 2, 2014.

Australia to Spend $417M on Hydrogen, Carbon Capture

The government said the projects would create more than 2,500 jobs while reducing the country's greenhouse gas emissions.

Women's March 4 Justice, Canberra, March 15, 2021.

Police Official Suggests App to Prove Consent

He suggested technology could help improve conviction rates in sex crime cases.

A man walks past Google's offices in New York, Dec. 17, 2018.

Australia Passes Law to Make Google, Facebook Pay for News

Proponents said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals.

Facebook Strikes Deal, Lifts News Ban

Facebook’s cooperation is a major victory in Australia's efforts to make tech platforms pay for journalism.

A disclaimer shown on the bottom of Australia's Bureau of Meteorology page on the Facebook app, Feb. 18, 2021, Tokyo.

In Surprise Move, Facebook Blocks News in Pay Spat

The move escalated a fight over whether powerful tech companies should have to pay news organizations for content.

Fishing village on the island of Daru, Papua New Guinea, Nov. 2010.

China Planning New $30B Industrial City, Reports Suggest

Australian officials dismissed the reports of an island hub in Papua New Guinea as "speculative."

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Australia to Amend Law Making Facebook, Google Pay for News

The revised legislation will allay some of the digital giants’ concerns, but remain fundamentally unchanged.

Electron microscope file image of SARS-CoV-2.

Chinese Mine Workers Given Coronavirus Vaccine

The workers were blocked from entering Papua New Guinea after possible participation in an unauthorized trial.

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Google Says Australia Could Lose Free Searches

The Australian government plans to make digital giants pay for news content.