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The cutting-edge tech preventing prawn pathogens

Every year, pathogens cost the global aquaculture industry about $US6 billion. And this is at a time when food production globally needs to jump by more than 50 percent...

$20m in home-grown tech bound for Ukraine

Australia will provide Ukraine with $20 million worth of home-grown technology, including counter-drone systems and deployable 3D printers, as part of its latest military assistance package. Prime Minister Anthony...

Extra $2bn for critical minerals financing welcomed

An additional $2 billion has been added to the federal government’s Critical Minerals Facility, as announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during his visit to the United States. The...

Consultants and contractors being phased out of govt work

Consultants and contractors will be banned from performing “core” government work like drafting regulation and leading policy development under new rules from the Albanese government released on Tuesday. Outsourcing...

Defence readies release of new space capability strategy

The Department of Defence is nearing completion of a new Space Capability Program strategy, with local industry expected to be briefed “before December”. Head of Space Command Air Vice-Marshall...

WA boosts funding for remote space control centre

The Western Australian government has more than doubled its commitment to the state’s remote space operations control complex, positioning the facility as a go-to hub for space operations and...

Computer vision keeps rangers safe at night

Bayside Council in Sydney had tried every available solution to try to curb dangerous driving along the waterfront. But nothing had worked, and dangerous and illegal driving, and anti-social...

It takes a village: Building our local tech ecosystem

In mid-2020, after the initial six-week lockdown, people were trying to make sense of what Covid-19 meant for the economy and society. What would we keep? What would return...

Experts to guide lagging digital ID program

Experts in service delivery, verification, privacy and inclusion have been brought in to guide the expansion of Australia’s digital ID program, now in its eighth year with more than...