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Local firms partner on $140m Ghost Shark project

10 local defence industry firms will take part in a $140 million project being led by Anduril Australia, subsidiary of its US namesake, to build extra-large unmanned underwater drones...

In pictures: Merrymaking at the 2023 InnovationAus Awards

The who’s who of Australian innovation gathered in Sydney on November 1 to celebrate a selection of the country’s best innovators at the 2023 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence. Held...

Photos: Winners, 2023 InnovationAus Awards

Photography for InnovationAus.com by Phil Carrick and Belinda Pratten More InnovationAus Awards 2023 galleries: Night of Nights; Arrival Drinks; Dignitaries, Finalists & 2023 InnovationAus Awards Partners; Welcome Speeches; Dancing

Photos: Welcome Speeches, 2023 InnovationAus Awards

Photography for InnovationAus.com by Phil Carrick and Belinda Pratten More InnovationAus Awards 2023 galleries: Night of Nights; Arrival Drinks; Dignitaries, Finalists & 2023 InnovationAus Awards Partners; Winners; Dancing

Photos: Arrival Drinks, 2023 InnovationAus Awards

Photography for InnovationAus.com by Phil Carrick and Belinda Pratten More InnovationAus Awards 2023 galleries: Night of Nights; Dignitaries, Finalists & 2023 InnovationAus Awards Partners; Welcome Speeches; Winners; Dancing

Photos: Dancing, 2023 InnovationAus Awards

Photography for InnovationAus.com by Phil Carrick and Belinda Pratten More InnovationAus Awards 2023 galleries: Night of Nights; Arrival Drinks; Dignitaries, Finalists & 2023 InnovationAus Awards Partners; Welcome Speeches; Winners

Bridging the funding gap between industry and Defence

The Valley of Death is real. As any Deep Tech or advanced manufacturing entrepreneur knows, there is a chasm between innovation and commercialisation that must be fully funded or...

NSW govt set to restore first innovation grants

Six months after turning off the tap to the startup community, the New South Wales government is set to restore the innovation grants program known as MVP Ventures, but...

Flinders signs research deal with US Navy subs specialists

Flinders University has inked a collaborative research agreement with a US Navy research centre specialising in submarine warfare. The institutions will team on research projects related to undersea technology...

Multi-billion dollar Sun Cable facility planned for Tasmania

Sun Cable plans to build the Southern Hemisphere’s first advanced subsea cable manufacturing facility in Tasmania, which the state government expects will inject more than $1 billion into the...

NSW govt tweaks procurement rules ahead of bigger changes

The New South Wales government has raised the threshold for agencies to procure directly from smaller businesses as it seeks more fundamental changes to the current devolved procurement model...

$3.6m awarded to defence industry SMEs

The latest $3.6 million round of defence industry grants has been split between 10 local firms, with South Australia-based firms receiving the largest collective amount. The largest individual grant...