Tag: China

$9.4m battery train trial set for Townsville

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Battery-powered trains could soon be criss-crossing central Queensland after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency awarded a $9.4 million grant to retrofit existing rolling stock. Australia’s largest freight hauler Aurizon...

$40m to secure Australia’s rare earths supply chain

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A $40 million grants program designed to build resilience into the local critical minerals supply chain and reduce Australia’s reliance on China has been launched by the Albanese government....

Home-grown AI is a key building block for our future

Posted on   |  by Professor Toby Walsh
What were the most important achievements of the Morrison government? I asked Microsoft Bing chat. Alongside managing the COVID-19 pandemic, the AI chatbot nominated AUKUS, the trilateral security pact...

Govt urged to explain growing China tech ban

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government must share more information about its ban on Chinese technology to help build a more resilient economy and society, according to the threat intelligence lead at...

Govt to receive strategy for ‘authoritarian tech vendors’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Home Affairs is preparing advice for the Albanese government on the risks of “authoritarian vendors” after departments spent the last six months ripping out security equipment...

AUKUS closes gap on China’s critical tech lead

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
AUKUS puts the collective research might of the three allies ahead of China in critical technologies like robotics and quantum sensing, and closes the gap in others, new research...

Drones suspended at Home Affairs as Chinese tech fears grow

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Chinese technology fears are growing across the federal government, with Border Force joining Defence in suspending the use of drones from a Shenzhen-based manufacturer on security grounds. Representatives from...