Tag: ATSE

Katherine Woodthorpe elected ATSE President

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Scientist and industry leader Dr Katherine Woodthorpe will be the next president of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the learned Academy announced on Thursday. She will take...

Alan Finkel shoots down nuclear energy option

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s advisor on low emissions technology Dr Alan Finkel has shot down the possibly of nuclear power playing a significant role in the nation’s energy transition, saying...

ATSE warns against reliance on green hydrogen and CCS

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering says the federal government must not rely on green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage technology to meet its national emissions...

PM: Australia must become ‘renewable energy superpower’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged Australia’s energy sector to seize a once in a generation opportunity to help make the country a renewable superpower, after promising to legislate...

Where will science land in the new Labor government?

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian science groups have welcomed a new Labor government and will push it for greater recognition of the science portfolio in its next ministry. With an announcement on the...

Funding boost to govt women in STEM programs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department has opened a $13 million STEM diversity grants round while the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering has been given $41 million to run a...

SA tech urges a more active industry plan

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Sixty-six of South Australia’s leading technologists, scientists and engineers have tabled a technology and industry policy-based plan that will foster innovation, economic growth. The plan, released in advance of the...