Google has launched a $1 billion, five-year digital initiative in Australia as the tech giant looks to thaw its frosty relationship with the federal government following a tense year....
Research
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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, little was generally known about messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines based on RNA biotechnology. Rather than putting a weakened germ inside our bodies, an mRNA...
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Commercialisation has for many decades been a pain point for the Australian science and technology sectors. We do the science brilliantly, punching well above our weight in terms of...
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The federal government has announced plans to launch a new $500 million low emissions technology fund to assist “complex, tech-focused startups” in commercialising ideas. The new funding will be...
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Swinburne University of Technology has launched an aerospace research hub to help develop lighter planes, cheaper spacecraft and flying taxis, after receiving $12 million in Victorian government support. Known...
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Australian scientists have urged political leaders to address Australia’s falling levels of research funding in their upcoming election policies or risk a further slide down global rankings as other...
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An evolutionary biologist and virologist from the University of Sydney who played a critical role in the global scientific response to COVID-19, Professor Edward C Holmes, has been awarded...
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The construction of nine Hunter-class frigates in Adelaide by BAE Systems Maritime is known for its pioneering work on digital manufacturing on a giant – $35 billion – scale....
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Our Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told dozens of world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) to bet on scientists as the people who will lead the...
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The government will be “tying the hands” of universities and businesses by forcing them to use standardised IP agreements, the peak body for scientists has warned in response to...
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It is more than 12 years since authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer chronicled Israel’s “economic miracle” in the landmark book Startup Nation. The Israel innovation ecosystem has changed...
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The businessman leading a government review of Australia’s research translation struggles has hinted that future public research funding could be tied to translation outcomes and the involvement of industry...
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The Cooperative Research Centre program is the “backbone” of Australian industry’s commercialisation efforts and will be closely linked with the federal government’s advanced manufacturing efforts, according to new science...
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Freshly-minted Science and Technology minister Melissa Price has appointed Kathryn Fagg – one of Australia’s most experienced company directors – as chair of the national science agency, the Commonwealth...