Artificial intelligence companies and research are growing rapidly in Australia, putting it among global leaders, according to new research by the national science agency that identifies opportunities to double...
Research
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Diraq founder and chief executive Andrew Dzurak says the company is on track toward building a quantum computer in Australia capable solving commercially relevant problems inside five years. And...
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Australia on Friday joined Indo-Pacific Economic Framework partners in endorsing the acceleration of research and commercialisation of clean energy and climate technologies, as other agreements on regional trade stalled....
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The Australian Research Council’s operating model, culture and organisational capability did not support its core purpose of administering around $800 million in competitive grants each year, according to an outside...
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CSIRO’s Data61 has commissioned research projects from five universities into the use of emerging technologies to improve health and safety outcomes at potentially dangerous worksites. Prototype projects will be...
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Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley is driving reform of the performance metrics for researchers and research institutions with the release of a new report that outlines existing barriers...
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A ‘catch-all prohibition’ to prevent emerging dual-use technology from making its way into the hands of foreign militaries is being contemplated as part of the ongoing review of Australia’s...
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Flinders University has inked a collaborative research agreement with a US Navy research centre specialising in submarine warfare. The institutions will team on research projects related to undersea technology...
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Photonics is a key enabling capability which will underpin the future security, prosperity, and social cohesion of Australia. Over the past 40 years, Australia has developed a strong core...
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Nearly half of the registrations for research and development tax breaks in Australia are now for software, but the government will persist without a specialised scheme for the sector...
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Grant funding through Australia’s flagship fundamental research scheme has fallen to its lowest level in more than two decades, even as modelling shows the economic benefit of the long-running...
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Industry and science minister Ed Husic has urged his federal colleagues to coordinate research and development programs more closely across portfolios to improve the effectiveness of delivering government industry...
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Another $5.5 million has been awarded to 24 university research projects in the pilot phase of Australia’s $1.6 billion research commercialisation scheme. Most of the work relates to value-adding...
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Eighty projects across 25 lead agencies have been given $650 million in federal funding over four years through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). The project funding is...