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Southern Launch wins environmental approval for rocket launch site

Adelaide-based Southern Launch has secured federal environmental approval to launch rockets near endangered species in South Australia subject to restrictions. Environment minister Tanya Plibersek signed off on the proposal...

CSIRO looks to commercialise printed solar cells

A multi-million dollar printed solar cell facility has been established by the national science agency to explore opportunities to commercalise technology that has been a decade in the making....

Diraq makes big strides in global quantum race

The global race to build the first commercial quantum computer is heating up.  Some of the largest tech companies in the world, including IBM, Amazon and Microsoft, are vying...

AnteoTech scores first-ever ARENA battery manufacturing grant

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has awarded its first battery development and manufacturing grant to Brisbane-based AnteoTech to commercialise its unique component technology for lithium-ion batteries. Announced on Tuesday,...

Scandal and audit triggers tighter fraud controls at NHMRC

Australia’s biggest medical research funding agency will start gaining independent assurances of grant recipients’ fraud risks and mandate reporting of suspected incidents, following a misconduct scandal and a critical...

LLM firewalls enter the secure AI debate

Envision a world where your sensitive enterprise data flows freely into artificial intelligence systems without friction. Large Language Model (LLM) firewalls may emerge as essential for Australian businesses, unlocking...

$60m TAFE centre to build up clean energy workforce

Federal and NSW Labor governments are committing more than $60 million to establish a clean energy manufacturing training facility in Newcastle to build up a workforce and new nation-wide...

Skills atlas sheds light on Australia’s missing jobs

Australia, like much of the world, is facing massive skills shortages.  According to Jobs and Skills Australia, a statutory government agency established within the Department of Employment and Workplace...

Vaxxas granted licence to develop new needle-free vaccine

Brisbane-based vaccine patch company Vaxxas is developing the first room temperature-stable needleless vaccine for one of the world’s most common cold-like diseases, weeks after launching efforts to raise $100...

HealthTech needs an international roadmap for local success

Just as a savvy startup founder would position her novel product offering against a market unmet need, confirmed with objective market data, so we in Australia’s healthcare innovation ecosystem...

RDTI growth outpaced Industry dept projections by $860m

The value of Australia’s research and development tax incentive exceeded Industry department estimates by almost $860 million last financial year as companies flocked to the scheme for relief amid...

NSW govt cybersecurity review under way

A root and branch review of cybersecurity is underway in New South Wales as the state government looks to hone in on the structural issues behind cyber hygiene problems,...

Lithium-sulfur breakthrough for Aussie battery maker

Australian battery maker Li-S Energy has claimed a significant breakthrough after achieving substantial improvements to the performance of its patented lithium-sulfur technology. The ASX-listed company on Monday said full...