A review of Australia’s national science and research priorities has been announced by Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic to ensure they are “fit for purpose”. Australia’s chief...
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On September 26 at 11.15pm UTC, NASA’s DART mission (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) will be the first to deliberately and measurably change the motion of a significant body in...
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Australia’s world-leading quantum research sector should be used as a guide for scaling up other technology industries such as biotech, clean energy, and semiconductors, the Chief Scientists says, after...
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A more collaborative approach to innovation is needed to enable the supply of technology that is required to meet Australia’s 43 per cent emissions reduction target, business leader and...
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200 early career researchers have been awarded a combined $85 million in federal funding for projects starting next year, with advanced manufacturing, health and the environment the most successful...
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The ARC is committed to continuous improvement and continues to undertake significant work to improve the way it supports high-quality, world-leading research in Australia. We have recently released a...
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A ‘secret’ performance review of the Industry Growth Centre program that Labor campaigned relentlessly while in Opposition to be made public remains locked up inside the Industry department more...
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Many around the world watched eagerly the Saturday planned launch of Artemis I, the agency’s first Moon exploration mission since the 1970s. The spectacle involved the most powerful rocket...
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It’s time for a ‘generational change’ in Australia from focusing on natural disaster response and recovery to preparation and resilience, with economic opportunities also on offer, Minderoo Foundation’s Fire...
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This weekend, humankind will make a big step towards returning to the Moon for the first time since 1972 with the launch of Artemis I, the first of three...
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As business leaders, unions, and decision-makers meet at the Jobs and Skills Summit, Australia faces a ‘Sliding Doors’ moment. We can either invest in science to seize huge opportunities...
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There are testing times ahead for Australia’s burgeoning quantum sector, according to Australia’s chief scientist, who on Wednesday warned that local companies are working against history to commercialise and...
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Queensland chief scientist Professor Hugh Possingham, one of the nation’s most distinguished scientific minds, has retired from the role from Wednesday after being a driving force for the sector...
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The federal government has put the nation’s list of critical technologies under review less than a year after the first ever national interest industrial blueprint was published by former...