Author: Brandon How

Govt mulls additional support for sovereign AI

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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic says the federal government remains open to providing additional support for the development of sovereign AI capabilities, but that overseas examples suggest much...

Aussie counter-UAS systems compete for Canadian dollars

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Two Australian defence industry firms will compete against 13 other teams from across the world for innovation funding from the Canadian government later this year as a part of...

Cyber standards for solar inverters, EV chargers on the way

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New cybersecurity standards for solar inverters, battery storage and electric vehicle chargers are being developed by the federal government to improve the security of Australia’s energy supply, which is...

SQC appoints ex-ARM chief as chair, fills govt board vacancy

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Silicon Quantum Computing has appointed Simon Segars, the former chief executive of British semiconductor and software design company Arm Holdings, as the new chair of its board. Mr Segars...

Gig guide: WA minerals chief to lead $1.8bn innovation fund

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Rebecca Tomkinson, the chief executive of the Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy is the new chair of the state government’s $1.8 billion Future Health Research and Innovation...

Additional $50m for BioMedTech commercialisation program

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Digital health accelerator ANDHealth and biomedical commercialisation fund Brandon BioCatalyst have been awarded $50 million to launch another round of their CUREator+ BioMedTech program to support commercialisation and translation...

Govt adds critical minerals link to NAIF mandate

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The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility’s investment mandate has been updated to tie it more closely to the government’s critical minerals strategy, emissions reduction targets, and ambition to become a...

Cheap nickel endangering Aust battery ambitions

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Growing cost pressures and falling prices are putting the $1.8 billion Australian nickel industry at risk, threatening long-term processing and manufacturing opportunities in the battery value chain, according to...