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Aussie counter-UAS systems compete for Canadian dollars

Two Australian defence industry firms will compete against 13 other teams from across the world for innovation funding from the Canadian government later this year as a part of...

Cyber standards for solar inverters, EV chargers on the way

New cybersecurity standards for solar inverters, battery storage and electric vehicle chargers are being developed by the federal government to improve the security of Australia’s energy supply, which is...

STEM diversity blockers need strategic fix: review

A myriad of government programs have failed to address the structural diversity barriers in Australia’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields over the last decade, according to an outside...

A call for papers: Structural reforms for Australian industry

As one of our major projects for 2024, InnovationAus.com will publish The Industry Papers, an 80-page, tabloid-sized newspaper filled with policy proposals and ideas for revitalising Australian industry in...

Statutory declarations go digital on myGov

Commonwealth statutory declarations can now be witnessed on myGov using the federal government’s digital identity system, removing the need for Australians to visit a Justice of the Peace. Finance...

Unlocking AUKUS Pillar II will need more than BAU

Technology advancement is critical, but it is not the only essential ingredient for the success of AUKUS Pillar II. Without progress on two unheralded ‘functional’ areas – information sharing...

BluGlass raises $4.3m to scale laser diode production

Semiconductor tech developer BluGlass has raised $4.3 million from institutional and sophisticated investors to scale production, just weeks after making the first sale of its gallium nitride distributed feedback...

SQC appoints ex-ARM chief as chair, fills govt board vacancy

Silicon Quantum Computing has appointed Simon Segars, the former chief executive of British semiconductor and software design company Arm Holdings, as the new chair of its board. Mr Segars...

Venture capitalists are backing a ‘steroid Olympics’: Really.

For many, elite sport is the quintessential human endeavour. It drives ferocious competition, captures unconditional tribal loyalty, and rewards the victors with fame and fortune. As the Olympic motto...

Export control reforms threaten our fabless chipmakers

Proposed reforms to defence export controls pose a threat to Australia’s competitiveness in the global semiconductor industry and could ultimately push fabless chipmakers with local operations to move offshore....

The NRF: An industry champion or a rent seeker’s delight?

The appointment of former Macquarie Bank executive Ivan Power as chief executive of the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) was a low-key affair. Relative to the months-long anticipation of who...

Gig guide: WA minerals chief to lead $1.8bn innovation fund

Rebecca Tomkinson, the chief executive of the Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy is the new chair of the state government’s $1.8 billion Future Health Research and Innovation...