Two Melbourne firms have secured almost $32 million in contracts from Defence’s high tech accelerator to develop counter-drone platforms, as Labor announces it will pour $7 billion into drone...
Advanced Manufacturing
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The cutting-edge RNA research facility promised to New South Wales four-and-a-half years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic opened its doors on Tuesday to develop and manufacture therapeutics. Located within...
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Three funding streams worth $6.15 billion targeting critical supply chains and managed by the National Reconstruction Fund will open on Monday as government accelerates support for businesses impacted by...
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Australia’s landmark pact with the US on critical minerals last October has already driven $5 billion in investment commitments across 10 projects, the Albanese government announced on Monday. The...
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Archer Materials may not be Australia’s best-known quantum company, but years of foundational chip research are now opening doors beyond its original ambitions. After walking away from mining in...
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Startups say they have been left in the dark after the federal government quietly delayed applications for the final batch of grants through its $36 million Critical Technologies Challenge...
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The COVID-19 pandemic delivered many lessons across the world, especially in relation to fragile supply chains. Some of these lessons have been well learned in Australia, while others were...
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China is targeting Taiwan to obtain its advanced chip manufacturing technology and talent as a way of breaking through international “containment” of the country, according to a report from...
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Building sovereign semiconductor capability with secure and resilient supply chains is critical to Australia’s national and economic security. That is a simple reality. But the semiconductor industry is not...
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The replacement of Australia’s only nuclear medicine production facility will not break ground until 2028, five years after the $619 million rebuild was announced by former Industry minister Ed...
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The federal government’s $15 billion industry fund has made a second major bet on Sydney’s quantum computing sector, injecting $20 million into Silicon Quantum Computing seven weeks after committing...
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Australian AI robotics innovator Advanced Navigation has clinched a $50 million equity investment from the National Reconstruction Fund as part of a $158 million Series C raise. The Sydney-based...
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The New South Wales government has stepped in to finance a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia plant, becoming the project’s largest stakeholder, as it moves to head off rising...
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The federal government has unveiled Australia’s newest Co-operative Research Centre focused on critical minerals, with a $53 million investment to develop next-generation onshore refinery capabilities for high-demand ores and...