PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 4 October

In the news: Soft Plastics Stewardship Australia, Detpak, Flynn Group, Huskee, RecycleSmart, Beach Patrol Australia, Return and Earn, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Society of Plastics Engineers Australia.

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Tasmanian distillery Sullivans Cove has taken out World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt at the 2026 World Whiskies Awards in London, its fourth global title and a record in the competition’s history.

Independent Liquor Group (ILG) has opened a $28 million, purpose-built distribution centre in Swanbank, Queensland. It’s the group’s most significant infrastructure commitment to the state.

Last week’s Ambitious Australia report is exactly the kind of signal our nation needs. The federal government, industry and innovation minister, Tim Ayres, and everyone who has contributed to this work have put forward a clear and positive vision. It speaks to a more coordinated, better funded, and more purposeful innovation system.