Blogs
South Australia labour hire licensing changes: what the expanded scope means for your business
South Australia is significantly expanding the reach of its labour hire licensing scheme, and these South Australia labour hire licensing changes are set to reshape how businesses engage talent.
Why Making Suppliers Register for Every Project Is Slowing Industry Down
Across Australia, governments and major projects are working hard to improve supplier engagement, strengthen local industry capability, and streamline procurement. Yet despite these ambitions, an outdated sourcing practice persists in the industry, a manual supplier registration process that requires suppliers to re-register for every single project.
Major Indo Pacific Defence Industry Innovation Launch: DIAL
BenchOn unveiled the DIAL platform at Indo Pacific 2025, driving Indo Pacific Defence Industry Innovation through AI-powered global sourcing and secure defence collaboration.
Defence Industry Business Threats: Why Companies Are Leaving Public Catalogues and Open Databases
Public directories now expose key data,
raising defence industry business threats.
Suppliers are shifting to secure networks
across the Australian defence industry.
Indo Pacific International Maritime Conference 2025: What you need to know
Indo Pacific 2025 is more than a defence event. It reveals how supply chains are shifting. Find out what SMEs need to prepare for and why it matters.
Rethink Market Intelligence: Reporting 2.0 Launched
AusDIP Reporting 2.0 is now live in AusDIP – providing real-time, anonymised insights into what’s happening across the Australian defence industry.
Register NOW: Mirragin Australian Drone Ecosystem Portal Launches to Elevate Australia’s Drone Industry.
Australia’s drone industry has officially entered a new era of professionalism, collaboration, and opportunity with the launch of the Mirragin Australian Drone Ecosystem (MADE).
Advanced Manufacturing is Australia’s Next Growth Engine: BenchOn Launches New Capabilities.
Australia is making again. But this time it’s not about competing on cheap inputs or scale alone — it’s about advanced manufacturing: the smart integration of digital tools, automation, and specialised skills that deliver higher-value products and services. BenchOn launched new capability categories focused on Advanced Manufacturing, making it easier for contractors, defence primes and…
Tim Walmsley Named Executive of the Year at the 2025 Australia Defence Industry Awards
BenchOn is thrilled to announce that our CEO and Co-Founder, Tim Walmsley, has been awarded “Executive of the Year” at the 2025 Defence Industry Awards.