Tag: northern territory

Gig Guide: NT gets new advanced manufacturing minister

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Advanced manufacturing will remain a focus in the top end, with the new Country Liberal Party-led government appointing a dedicated minister in Robyn Cahill. Ms Cahill will hold the...

Defence innovation network goes national

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A research network that provides universities and industry with a direct link to Defence has become national with the addition of the Northern Territory’s Charles Darwin University. Charles Darwin...

NT to join southern states with digital driver’s licence

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Digital driver’s licences will be trialed in the Northern Territory before the end of next year, with the government announcing $20 million in funding to become the fifth jurisdiction...

$20m NT venture capital fund launched

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $20 million venture capital fund has been set up by the Northern Territory government and the Paspalis Corporation to support local innovation. The territory government is committing $10...

NT’s drone innovation push takes off

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Northern Territory government is offering $100,000 in seed funding to establish a drone technology innovation cluster, a key initiative of its upcoming drone industry strategy. While the cluster...

Equatorial Launch completes Space Launch Complex design

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Equatorial Launch Australia has showcased the final design of its assembly, integration and testing facilities, the last component of the space launch complexes being built at the Arnhem Space...

Multi-billion dollar Sun Cable facility planned for Tasmania

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Sun Cable plans to build the Southern Hemisphere’s first advanced subsea cable manufacturing facility in Tasmania, which the state government expects will inject more than $1 billion into the...

Hybrid rockets set to launch from NT space facility

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
South Korean rocket startup Innospace will use the Northern Territory as a launchpad for its world-leading hybrid-fueled rockets from 2025 after it signed a multi-year contract with Equatorial Launch...

NT lines up its first battery cathode manufacturing plant

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Taiwanese battery materials manufacturer Aleees and ASX-listed miner Avenira have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Northern Territory government to develop the top end’s first battery cathode manufacturing...