Tag: infrastructure

Govt pays PwC spin-off $6m for Starlink trial

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SpaceX’s Starlink satellites will be trialled for voice services in regional and remote areas across Australia under a $6 million federal government contract with PwC public sector advisory offshoot...

Govt closes door on hydrogen cars

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Hydrogen fuel cell cars face an uphill battle in Australia with the government ruling out a major role for the technology in decarbonising the transport sector. Released on Tuesday...

Big battery investment hits record high

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New investment in large-scale battery storage in Australia has hit a record annual high despite a huge slump in commitments to large-scale wind and solar farm projects, according to...

$110m unlocked for WA health research infrastructure

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The Western Australian government has unlocked $110 million in grant funding for health and medical research infrastructure through the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund. On Tuesday, the state...

SA Hydrogen Act passes to streamline approvals

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The world’s first hydrogen act has passed through both houses of the South Australian parliament as the government found crossbench support to push the bill past a Greens and...

Give Net Zero Authority the hydrogen strategy: AHC

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The Net Zero Economy Agency should be responsible for implementing the federal government’s refreshed hydrogen strategy, the Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC) says. The council said the new agency should...