Counter drone tech manufacturer DroneShield has tripled its manufacturing and R&D capacity through the opening of its new Sydney headquarters. The new facility in Pyrmont takes DroneShield’s annual manufacturing...
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Multi-billion dollar support packages for quantum computing and solar panels were not subject to the final ‘national interest’ framework document set up to guide the use of taxpayers’ money...
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The federal Industry department is advancing on plans for a significant green metals investment package with the release of a consultation paper weeks after receiving budget funding. The green...
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Australia and the European Union have formalised ambitions to diversify critical minerals supply chains away from China, including a carve out for Australia from new EU import restrictions. The...
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Australia’s first national robotics strategy has set lofty goals to crank up adoption and turn a fledgling local industry into a thriving exporter that competes with automation powerhouses like...
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Four artificial intelligence centres focused on helping small to medium-sized enterprises safely adopt the technology have been announced by Industry and Science minister Ed Husic. Sharing in $16.3 million,...
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The South Australian government will not look for additional Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub proposals despite two large projects led by Japanese petrochemical companies withdrawing from the planned precinct. In...
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A $16 million Army innovation challenge supported by the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator is seeking new technologies to complement its long-running Soldier Combat System program. The Army Innovation Day...
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The US government has given Australia the all-clear to exempt more countries from its upgraded Defence trade controls regime despite recent controversial reforms to align the scheme more closely...
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The Albanese government has set a path for Australia to move up the battery value chain in a new strategy that focuses manufacturing opportunities on the domestic uptake of...
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Funding for a Queensland battery precinct promised by the Albanese government ahead of the 2022 federal election is yet to materialise more than two years after it was pledged....
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Hydrogen fuel cell cars face an uphill battle in Australia with the government ruling out a major role for the technology in decarbonising the transport sector. Released on Tuesday...
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Plans for a $3.5 billion green iron project supplied with hydrogen from the federal and state government backed Central Queensland Hydrogen Project have been unveiled, although project could take...
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The federal government has awarded $2.5 million in grants to five Australian small to medium sized businesses collaborating on innovation projects with Singaporean counterparts. Low-emissions fuels business Jet Zero...