Author: James Riley

Dutton drops $14m hypersonic research precinct on Brisbane

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $14 million Defence research precinct has opened in Brisbane to facilitate collaborative research on hypersonic technology between industry, universities, and international partners. The precinct can accommodate more than...

Govt spotlight on RegTech for latest BRII grants round

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A combined $1.6 million of federal grants have been awarded to 17 businesses for proposals that reduce regulatory compliance costs through the latest round of the Business Research and...

WA pilot starts down a long road to e-invoicing

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The west’s transport agency Main Roads WA will be the first arm of the state government to trial e-invoicing as a pilot project with Adelaide-based digital invoicing specialist Link4...

David Skellern to chair CSIRO spinout QuasarSat

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Legendary Australian scientist and deep tech entrepreneur David Skellern, a member of the original team that built the world’s first WiFi chipset, has been appointed as chair of the...

Nuclear power: an industry whose glory years never arrived

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
The prospect of nuclear power should be dubbed ‘The Great Distraction.’* A look at one historical text has lessons for us all in making technology predictions. Albert Einstein’s famous...

In search of a new model for Uni research funding

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
As custodians of our taxes, the Commonwealth government should be aiming to get the best return for the nation from expenditure on our public Universities. While the most recent...

Technology not taxes for emissions reductions, but from where?

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Any Australian who has paid the slightest attention to the politics of climate change knows that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s mantra is ‘technology not taxes.’ With technology playing such...

ARC grants: Politicians must stop meddling

Posted on   |  by Professor Toby Walsh
In countries like Denmark and Germany, gifts are given on Christmas Eve, rather than Christmas morning. Likewise, on Christmas Eve 2021, 587 groups of researchers at universities around Australia...