https://www.thedcn.com.au/test test en Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:30:33 GMT 2026-10-23T00:30:33Z en https://www.thedcn.com.au/test/austal-secures-245m-federal-loan-to-expand-wa-shipbuilding-capacity <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.thedcn.com.au/test/austal-secures-245m-federal-loan-to-expand-wa-shipbuilding-capacity" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.thedcn.com.au/hubfs/Artists%20impression%20of%20Austals%20Landing%20Craft%20Medium%20-%20Austal.webp" alt="Artist impression of Austal landing craft. Image: Austal" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span>A</span>USTAL<span> will expand its defence shipbuilding capability in Western Australia after securing a $245 million loan from the federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), enabling construction of new advanced manufacturing facilities at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson.</span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://www.thedcn.com.au/test/austal-secures-245m-federal-loan-to-expand-wa-shipbuilding-capacity" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://www.thedcn.com.au/hubfs/Artists%20impression%20of%20Austals%20Landing%20Craft%20Medium%20-%20Austal.webp" alt="Artist impression of Austal landing craft. Image: Austal" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span>A</span>USTAL<span> will expand its defence shipbuilding capability in Western Australia after securing a $245 million loan from the federal government’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC), enabling construction of new advanced manufacturing facilities at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson.</span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=45697296&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedcn.com.au%2Ftest%2Faustal-secures-245m-federal-loan-to-expand-wa-shipbuilding-capacity&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.thedcn.com.au%252Ftest&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Defence Western Australia Infrastructure Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:29:47 GMT allennewton@thedcn.com.au (Allen Newton) https://www.thedcn.com.au/test/austal-secures-245m-federal-loan-to-expand-wa-shipbuilding-capacity 2026-10-23T00:29:47Z