Author: Justin Hendry

Retooling and retraining the nation for Industry 4.0

Australia has been losing manufacturing jobs and income to other countries for years, including vital industries like Holden – one of the last bastions of car manufacturing. Other industries are also feeling the pinch, such as the paper industry, where Maryvale paper producing plant to close with loss of...

‘Massive’: Govt slashes red tape for rocket launches

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The federal government has relaxed a requirement that space operators use third parties when applying to obtain launch licences or permits in a move that promises to save Australian...

$71m NSW satellite manufacturing hub canned

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A $71 million satellite manufacturing hub planned for the outskirts of Canberra has been canned by a consortium of aerospace and defence firms in the wake of the Albanese...

$5m Defence Trailblazer grant for onshore quantum silicon

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Silex Systems will establish a $16 million production plant, funded in part by the federal government, to provide companies like Silicon Quantum Computing with a sovereign supply of quantum...

‘Wake up call’: Auditor warns on Victorian govt cyber risk

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Victorian government agencies are “not adequately prepared to prevent cyber-attacks”, the state’s auditor-general has warned, with more than 600,000 public servants yet to begin using multi-factor authentication for network...

Hybrid rockets set to launch from NT space facility

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South Korean rocket startup Innospace will use the Northern Territory as a launchpad for its world-leading hybrid-fueled rockets from 2025 after it signed a multi-year contract with Equatorial Launch...

Cloud of secrecy shrouds Defence Secret Cloud

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Governments are not well-known for their speed, particularly when blazing a trail with technology for others to follow. But when Defence, with its $50 billion annual budget, declares the...

Moderna opens research hub in Melbourne

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Biotechnology giant Moderna has opened a new research centre and regional headquarters in Melbourne in anticipation of the arrival of its mRNA manufacturing facility next year. The Asia-Pacific Regional...