Author: Brandon How

Gig Guide: SmartSat CRC cofounder steps aside

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Co-founder of the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre Adjunct Professor Michael Davis has stepped down from his role as director. Mr Davis is a space lawyer who helped establish the...

Defence co-funds undersea drones with American tech firm

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Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced that the federal government will co-fund a three-year $140 million unmanned undersea vehicle development program with military tech firm Anduril. Three Extra Large...

CyRise accelerator readies Cohort Six for Demo Day

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Melbourne-based cybersecurity accelerator CyRise will celebrate its fifth anniversary this month with a demo day featuring startups from Australia, Singapore, India, and the United States. It is the first...

Nominations open for WA Innovator of the Year

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The Western Australian government has opened nominations for the 2022 edition of its Innovator of the Year awards with a prize pool of $140,000 on offer. The Western Australian...

WA startups and scaleups targeting Singapore money

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An ongoing Western Australian series connecting local scale-ups to investors in Singapore and other ASEAN countries runs its second event on Wednesday, with firms able to apply for an...

$34m NT lithium mine gets environmental approval

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A near-$34 million lithium mine south of Darwin has received environmental go-ahead from the Northern Territory government. BP33 is the second mine along the Cox Peninsula to receive environmental...

Digital identity is Service NSW’s top priority: Dominello

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Digital identity is the “golden digital thread” and is the top priority of the Service NSW, state Digital Government Minister Victor Dominello says. Addressing the future.nsw conference on Monday,...

WA govt dishes out $37m for mineral exploration and AgTech

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The Western Australian government will announce $37 million in funding for mineral exploration and AgTech as part of the state budget next Thursday. The state government will commmit $12...