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Local Defence primes needed to spur innovation: Joe Hockey

Former Treasurer and Ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey says Australia needs Defence prime contractors to support local innovation and scale domestic manufacturing. In an address to the...

Navbit brings laser-like precision to hip surgery

Every year in Australia, more than 50,000 hip replacements are performed.  In the United States, this number is more than 500,000.  After these surgeries, post-operative dislocations are the second...

Data sovereignty scheme backlog hits new high

The number of companies waiting for sign-off under the federal government’s troubled data sovereignty scheme has reached its highest level in two years. Amid a review of the scheme...

Voting now open for InnovationAus People’s Choice Award

With the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence finalists now locked-in for 2024, the voting has now opened to the public to find a worthy winner of the prestigious People’s Choice...

Zepto blazes a trail in account-based NPP payments

Australia is on the cusp of a digital revolution that will transform its financial services.  The legacy Bulk Electronic Clearing System, used for electronic debit and credit payment transactions,...

Growth grant propels SA AgTech into global market

Four more early stage companies have been awarded $4 million in grants under the Albanese government’s budding commercialisation program, with South Australian AgTech Seed Terminator landing $3 million. The...

Vic child protection agency ordered to block GenAI tools

Victoria’s privacy watchdog has ordered the state’s child protection agency to block access to generative AI tools on its network after a caseworker entered sensitive personal information into ChatGPT...

New scaleup hub destined for NSW manufacturing facility

A new scaleup hub for budding manufacturers will be offered to users of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility when the first stage of construction is completed later this year....

The high price of self-regulated bureaucratic power

Our self-regulated bureaucracy is held to far lower standards than the private sector and society it governs. In Aldous Huxley’s dystopian classic Brave New World, Resident World Controller Mustapha...

Air Force to test $30m in anti-drone tech at NT base

An AI-infused intrusion detection system capable of searching out hostile drone threats will be deployed at an airbase in the top end as part of an $30 million trial...

Australia can be a world leader in nanomanufacturing

Advancements in 3D laser nanoprinting technology present unprecedented opportunities for developing a robust nanomanufacturing ecosystem. In Australia, leveraging this cutting-edge technology can transform various sectors, including healthcare, photonics, electronics, energy,...