Tag: SKA

Indigenous land agreement permits SKA telescope expansion

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A land agreement between Native Title Holders, the CSIRO, and Western Australian and Commonwealth governments means construction of the international Square Kilometre Array telescope can get underway. The SKA...

Labor pledge $7.5m for SKA telescope

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An elected Labor government would provide $7.5 million towards a major telescope project in Western Australia in a “white coat meets blue collar” policy announcement. The funding will be...

Radio astronomy takes the spotlight

Posted on   |  by Margaret Lim
Australia, long a leader in radio astronomy, is maintaining its premier position with the world’s largest and most innovative radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA, to...

Building IP: the innovation game

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If intellectual property is the measure of a nation’s innovation abilities, Patricia Kelly wields the yardstick. Ms Kelly, a long time public servant, started her career in social and...