Tag: engineering

Gilmour lands $17.6m Air Force contract

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Queensland rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies has landed its largest ever Defence contract, inking a $17.6 million deal to provide the Air Force with launch engineering services and R&D...

South Australia secures STEM funding for AUKUS

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The South Australian and Commonwealth governments have formerly signed an AUKUS cooperation agreement, which includes an initial commitment to 800 additional Commonwealth Supported Places at South Australian universities over...

Victoria invests $179m in innovation precinct

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new centre of innovation will be established at the old Holden factory on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD with $180 million in funding from the Victorian government....

Govt unveils new engineering push

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry Minister Karen Andrews will this morning unveil new details of a $6.2 million schools-based program to produce a bigger pool of potential engineering students from across the nation....

STEM vs STEAM: the new debate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Last week’s Science Week highlighted the policy challenge of developing the so-called STEM skills in Australia. Australia’s concern over STEM skills is shared across many major Western economies, but...