Tag: industry

Almost 250 manufacturers go bust in six months

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Nearly 250 manufacturers collapsed amid sustained high inflation and higher borrowing costs over the past six months, new data from Australia’s corporate watchdog shows. The increase in insolvencies comes...

New CRCs share $127m for waste reduction tech

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Agricultural methane and plastic waste reduction technologies are the focus of the newest cooperative research centres following the completion of Round 24 of the popular federal government research grant...

CSIRO’s $3.6m for quantum PhDs to boost skills pipeline

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Four university-private sector quantum research initiatives have been funded through the CSIRO’s $3.6 million Next Generation Quantum Graduates Program, effectively delivering on an Albanese government election commitment. Overall, the...

Industry split on govt’s cyber sovereignty plan

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Local cyber industry stakeholders have welcomed the focus on sovereign capability in the federal government’s 2023-2030 Cybersecurity Strategy, but there are differing views on the how effective the government’s...

$587m cyber uplift includes sovereign capability package

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Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil has released the Australian government’s long-anticipated cybersecurity strategy, a seven-year plan to make Australia “a world leader in cyber security” by 2030. The plan includes...

Ed Husic all quiet on the quantum EoI front

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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has declined to comment on reports of a ‘secret’ process designed to accelerate Australia’s acquisition of a quantum computer, saying instead that he...

SA’s Fleet Space heading to the moon in 2026

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Fleet Space Technologies’ equipment will land on the moon in 2026 after the South Australia-based company struck a launch agreement with a Texas-based orbital vehicle operator. The Australian company’s...

Global competition spurs WA’s critical minerals strategy update

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The Western Australian government is updating its battery and critical minerals strategy to keep pace with global competition in value-added manufacturing. Building on its abundant reserves of battery critical...