Freshly minted chief scientist Tony Haymet won’t rule out nuclear energy as a power source to drive Australia’s participation in the global artificial intelligence boom but says right now...
Rapid developments in AI technology, policy and regulation are complicating Australia’s attempts to put guardrails on the technology. But Industry minister Ed Husic says the government will stay the...
Marine scientist and entrepreneur Professor Tony Haymet has been appointed Australia’s next chief scientist, beginning his tenure on Tuesday with an openness to nuclear power and a message to...
US President Donald Trump has ordered a national plan to “sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance” within six months, just days after announcing an $800 billion investment in...
The Industry department has commissioned an independent review of the investment process that led to a $940 million deal with California-based PsiQuantum to build the world’s first fault tolerant...
The federal government’s peak advisory body on industrial policy, Industry, Innovation and Science Australia, has not provided published advice since 2023. It has no chair and no deputy chair....
A $200 million investment in Arafura Rare Earths will build local industry and should not be conceived as a one-off payment to a mining company, according to National Reconstruction...
Experts in advanced manufacturing have been added as industry advisers to the Albanese government’s flagship commercialisation and scale up program, as its grants trickle out to local startups. Industry...
Australia’s first lunar rover will be designed and built by the ELO2 consortium after it beat out a bid by rival group AROSE for the $42 million in federal...
The Albanese government will develop a National AI Capability Plan to better capture the economic and productivity benefits of the technology in Australia as adoption lags behind global peers....