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First project sets ball rolling for NSW manufacturing facility

NSW’s newly renamed Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility may still be weeks from launch, but that hasn’t stopped it completing its first project with a local industrial engineering company. Ahead...

‘Anonymous’ voting software is flawed, investigation reveals

Secret ballots have long been fundamental to democracy, ensuring the integrity of elections in both government and corporate settings. Traditionally, votes are cast on physical paper, creating a clear...

Qld secures $200m hydrogen export tech facility

Japan’s largest oil company ENEOS will build a $200 million hydrogen export technology demonstration plant in Queensland capable of producing up to 680kg of green hydrogen per day. Queensland’s...

CSIRO maps $1.7b electrolyser manufacturing opportunity

Realising Australia’s green hydrogen production targets could yield an electrolyser manufacturing opportunity worth more than $1.7 billion a year by 2050 if government delivers support for local procurement, according...

$47m TAFE upgrade for heavy manufacturing workers

Wollongong’s TAFE campus will be upgraded and new courses offered for heavy industry manufacturing in Defence and transport sectors under a $47 million state and federal initiative aimed at...

Australia must find its place in the global AI economy

The global AI race is fully taking shape. Billions have been invested by leading frontier AI developers like OpenAI in the United States and Huawei in China. Beyond Washington...

Govt mandates scam-busting SMS ID register

Telcos will be required to block or warn Australians about scam texts from scammers that spoof legitimate senders after the Albanese government landed on a mandatory approach to its...

Tough digital competition regime proposed by Treasury

Australia will set broad limits on anticompetitive behaviour by big tech companies under a proposed framework that could impose penalties of up to $50 million, more than two years...

R&D review urged to tackle tax, coordinate innovation

Research institutions and industry groups are lining up to assist a landmark review of the national R&D system, but are also urging the government not to delay immediate action...

Defence industry inquiry wraps up without recommendations

A Senate inquiry into the Department of Defence’s support for local industry has wrapped up without offering any recommendations to boost sovereign capability or address procurement deficiencies. The Senate...