Tag: South Australia

SA defence precinct proposed to ‘cluster’ industry

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A vast new defence and aerospace precinct has been proposed for the outskirts of Adelaide, as the South Australian government looks to attract more defence industry investment. A 400...

$3m in Defence grants catalyse SA research

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
South Australian space and AI firms, local universities and Defence’s research arm will partner to demonstrate an ambitious new sensor network after securing a $1.6 million collaboration grant. The...

Fleet’s ‘hyper factory’ emerges from Space Park ashes

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Almost two years after Australian Space Park was shelved, Fleet Space Technologies will push ahead with plans to build a ‘hyper factory’ capable of scaling production of its cutting-edge...

SA moves on social media ‘posting and boasting’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
South Australians will face jail terms of up to two years for sharing violent or illegal acts on social media under laws introduced to state parliament on Thursday to...

SA doubles down on AI with new assistant minister

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
South Australia is the first state with an assistant minister dedicated to artificial intelligence after the Malinauskas government created a new position in minor ministry changes on Wednesday. Former...

$20m AI research centre set up in South Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A new AI research centre has been set up in South Australia, bringing together experts from the CSIRO’s digital arm Data61 and the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML)...

SA govt’s hydrogen plant secures final approval

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The South Australian government’s $593 million plan to build a hydrogen power station, production facility and storage has received environmental approval from the federal government. The approval, announced by...

Southern Launch wins environmental approval for rocket launch site

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Adelaide-based Southern Launch has secured federal environmental approval to launch rockets near endangered species in South Australia subject to restrictions. Environment minister Tanya Plibersek signed off on the proposal...