Tag: regional

Electric vehicle use in remote areas is feasible: ANU study

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Electric vehicles could feasibly be used by Australians in remote areas according to a new study published by four researchers at the Australian National University. Published in the Australian...

Reboot the Regional Communications Fund: ACCAN

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network wants the new federal government to re-establish the regions-focused Communications Fund, in part to respond to estimates that there around 900,000 households without...

Regional NBN upgrades get $480m budget boost

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government will set aside $480 million in next week’s budget to upgrade telecommunications infrastructure in regional Australia. The investment will support a $750 million upgrade to improve...

Rural innovation is a hot mess

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There has been a shocking number of research reports and reviews aimed at improving the performance of rural R&D and boosting regional innovation ecosystems more generally. If the challenges...