The New South Wales government will launch a $40 million biosciences fund on Wednesday to support startups, researchers and entrepreneurs in the field over the next four years. Modelled...
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Drones and autonomous vehicles will soon be deployed to Antarctica to aid the Australian Antarctic Program’s study of whales and geophysics, allowing for the collection of data otherwise inaccessible...
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A new state fund is offering New South Wales-based companies and research organisations up to $4 million to commercialise quantum computing hardware and software. In total, $7 million is...
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Government intervention is urgently needed to revamp the telecommunications market in regional and rural areas. Failure to act could set back telecommunications competition in regional and rural areas. The...
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Australia’s leadership in quantum computing and quantum science today isn’t an accident. It is the result of over sixty years of investment in the physical sciences in our universities...
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The competition regulator is warning Coclear’s plan to buy its closest competitor will lessen competition and innovation in “the already highly concentrated” hearing device market. The scrutiny comes as...
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Technology-oriented businesses, be they startups, high-growth, or mature, require a mix of skills to succeed and prosper. Moreover, the required skills mix will evolve and change at various stages...
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RMIT University researcher and commercialisation leader Professor Sharath Sriram has been elected as president-elect at Science and Technology Australia as part of a broader board-renewal at the peak representative...
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The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science were announced on Monday evening, with double the awards handed out for the Innovation and New Innovators prizes, respectively. The winners of the...
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The Australian Information Industry Association is urging the federal government to maintain the country’s global competitiveness in quantum technologies by investing $1 billion in quantum research and technology over...
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Around this time of year, Australia’s government agencies polish up their highlights and tally up their figures for the year to table their Annual Reports, then form an orderly...
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The last two and a half years have demonstrated the importance of constant innovations and technological developments in the health and medical sectors. Digital health and health-tech startups have...
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The Defence sector is often held up as a positive example of strong collaboration between researchers, SMEs and large multinational corporations. And it’s for good reason – innovation is...
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Australia is a naturally creative country. Creative technology provides an opportunity to combine this natural creativity with cutting-edge technology to create efficient, productive and fun solutions and services across...