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Quality and Safety

Australian Governments Must Beat Trump’s Tariffs with a Nation Building Approach

MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to urgently adopt its Vocational Education and Training (VET) welding program that has already proven to be extremely successful, following yesterday’s devastating Productivity Commission report showing Australia is on track to meet just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets. The report confirms that […]

Sally Wood 09 Apr 2025 • 3 min read

News & Views

Indigenous Welders Invited to Showcase Cultural Creativity on a Global Stage

MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to urgently adopt its Vocational Education and Training (VET) welding program that has already proven to be extremely successful, following yesterday’s devastating Productivity Commission report showing Australia is on track to meet just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets. The report confirms that […]

Sally Wood 01 Apr 2025 • 3 min read

Quality and Safety

Weld Australia Launches Combined AS/NZS ISO 3834 + AS/NZS 5131 Certification Service

MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to urgently adopt its Vocational Education and Training (VET) welding program that has already proven to be extremely successful, following yesterday’s devastating Productivity Commission report showing Australia is on track to meet just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets. The report confirms that […]

Sally Wood 19 Mar 2025 • 3 min read

Quality and Safety

Australian Governments Must Heed Their Own Advice: Buy Local Steel Fabricated by Local Welders

MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to urgently adopt its Vocational Education and Training (VET) welding program that has already proven to be extremely successful, following yesterday’s devastating Productivity Commission report showing Australia is on track to meet just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets. The report confirms that […]

Sally Wood 13 Mar 2025 • 3 min read

Skills Shortage

Overcoming Australia’s Welding Skills Crisis

MEDIA RELEASE Weld Australia is calling on the Federal Government to urgently adopt its Vocational Education and Training (VET) welding program that has already proven to be extremely successful, following yesterday’s devastating Productivity Commission report showing Australia is on track to meet just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets. The report confirms that […]

Sally Wood 03 Dec 2024 • 3 min read

Advanced Welder Training Technology

HM Langi Kal Kal Prison Hosts Welding Employment Expo

Weld Australia recently appeared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) - The Drum. Geoff Crittenden (CEO) and Michael Pitt (National Manager Education & Training) spoke about the success of VET programs for prisoner rehabilitation at HM Langi Kal Kal Prison. HM Langi Kal Kal Prison Hosts Welding Employment Expo Australia's prison population continues to grow at a […]

Sally Wood 26 Aug 2022 • 8 min read

Advanced Welder Training Technology

The Today Show: Upskilling the Tradies of the Future

News Segment  Channel 9's Today Show broadcast live from TAFE Queensland's Acacia Ridge Training Centre on Thursday 10 February. The broadcast included a segment demonstrating all the benefits of the Soldamatic welding simulators for welder training. Watch the segment below. About the Soldamatic Augmented Reality Welding Simulators Augmented and virtual reality training systems are student-focused, […]

Sally Wood 10 Feb 2022 • 1 min read

Quality and Safety

Federal Government Must Mandate Local Procurement for National Infrastructure Projects Like Windfarms

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Sally Wood 06 Sep 2021 • 2 min read

News & Views

Industry, Schools and Governments Must Work Together to Foster STEM Career Pathways

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Sally Wood 31 Aug 2021 • 6 min read

News & Views

Tips for Supporting Your Mental Health During COVID-19

Tips for Supporting Your Mental Health During COVID-19 GUEST POST: Steven Gamble, Founder, Man Anchor With over 11 million Australians currently in lockdown due to COVID-19, it's likely that you, or someone you know, is having a tough time at the moment. In the guest post below, Steven Gamble, Founder of Man Anchor outlines tips […]

Sally Wood 21 Jul 2021 • 3 min read

News & Views

Four Tips to Help Get Your Day Off to a Better Start

Four Tips to Help Get Your Day Off to a Better Start GUEST POST: Gus Worland, Founder, Gotcha4Life Physical fitness gets plenty of attention—for good reason. A healthy body can help prevent everything from heart disease through to diabetes. Although just as important, mental fitness doesn’t always receive the same consideration. One simple way to […]

Sally Wood 15 Jun 2021 • 6 min read

Onshoring

Now Is The Time To Make Manufacturing A National Priority

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Sally Wood 18 Feb 2021 • 7 min read