Author: Joseph Brookes

$233m MYEFO boost won’t save CSIRO researchers

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An almost quarter of a billion-dollar injection into the CSIRO won’t save up to 350 research jobs the agency is planning to cut, with the new funding instead going...

Renewables still cheapest in CSIRO’s revised modelling

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Renewables remain the cheapest new form of electricity generation, the CSIRO has again shown, even when accounting for decarbonised system costs that critics of the previous modelling claimed could...

Employment department secretary leaves 18 months early

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The Employment department’s secretary will leave her role 18 months earlier than planned amid serious doubts about the legality of the automated compliance system she is administering. In a...

Vaxxas granted approval to manufacture needle-free biotech

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Promising biotech Vaxxas on Monday announced it will begin manufacturing its needle free vaccination patches in Brisbane for clinical trials after securing approval from Australian regulators. The commercialisation milestone...

Power-hungry data centres disrupt energy planning

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Data centres’ use of electricity in Australia will increase more than seven-fold by 2050, new forecasting released on Wednesday shows, as proponents seek to position the digital infrastructure as...