South Australia has become the first state in the country to trial a generative artificial intelligence app with high school students to teach them about the safe use of...
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Two of the four companies behind plans to build Australian Space Park in Adelaide had already withdrawn from the joint venture when the South Australian government pulled its funding...
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To boost productivity, a “matchmaker” service to connect small and medium sized enterprises with research institutions should be established and funded by the federal government, the Victorian Chamber of...
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The state government-backed merger of Adelaide’s two biggest universities will be sweetened with a new $200 million research fund. But the plan still faces doubts from staff and hurdles...
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The federal government will invest $50 million in Indonesian startups and SMEs in the energy transition and clean technology sector, as the Indonesian President calls for deeper electric vehicle...
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The national science agency has reclaimed most of the $200,000 it overpaid part-time board member David Knox, but some tax and super payments are still outstanding. Last month, the...
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The power of deep tech is in “solving the world’s most wicked problems, rather than a problem of convenience”, according to Cicada Innovations chief executive Sally-Ann Williams. Transformation depends...
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Australia’s chief defence scientist Tanya Monro says a new structure for engaging with industry on emerging technologies will open opportunities for local companies and put new capability in the...
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Cheap lithium-iron-phosphate batteries used in most Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles may not be well suited to Australia’s transport needs due to their lower energy density, according to a new report....
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The Albanese government has placed myGov on the “back burner” by not formulating a long-term plan that responds to the findings of the independent audit, according to shadow minister...
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Australia’s new $3.4 billion Defence accelerator launched on Saturday with an interim head, marking the start of the biggest reforms to defence innovation in decades. First on the agenda...
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Social scientists, chemical engineers and mathematicians are among 17 new Australian Laureate Fellowships sharing in $53.9 million of research funding announced on Monday. Awarded by the Australian Research Council...
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The SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre has launched a three-year project to develop autonomous spacecraft technology in the hope of improving the effectiveness of satellite communications and earth observation. The...
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Australia should focus investment in building sovereign capability in quantum and other innovative technologies, rather than play catch up with “yesterday’s technology” like semiconductors, according to the new head...