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Hydrogen’s future must go beyond energy monopolies

Australia needs to build an end-to-end hydrogen ecosystem across the nation serving multiple hard to abate use-cases in order to meet our 2050 decarbonisation commitments. Avoiding a monopoly trap...

$71m NSW satellite manufacturing hub canned

A $71 million satellite manufacturing hub planned for the outskirts of Canberra has been canned by a consortium of aerospace and defence firms in the wake of the Albanese...

$5m Defence Trailblazer grant for onshore quantum silicon

Silex Systems will establish a $16 million production plant, funded in part by the federal government, to provide companies like Silicon Quantum Computing with a sovereign supply of quantum...

Listen to the regions on energy transition policy: McKenzie

The leader of the Nationals in the Senate Bridget McKenzie has warned government against being too prescriptive about which technologies will successfully drive the transition to a net zero...

Gig Guide: Defence gets a new data chief

The Department of Defence has found a new chief data integration officer in Paul Robards, who will oversee the half-a-billion-dollar OneDefence Data Program. He will replace Dr Maria Milosavljevic...

Give Net Zero Authority the hydrogen strategy: AHC

The Net Zero Economy Agency should be responsible for implementing the federal government’s refreshed hydrogen strategy, the Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC) says. The council said the new agency should...

AI Act needed to protect human rights: HRC

Australia urgently needs an AI Act and a dedicated regulator, the Australian Human Rights Commission is warning, two years after its landmark research with similar recommendations was ignored by...

‘Wake up call’: Auditor warns on Victorian govt cyber risk

Victorian government agencies are “not adequately prepared to prevent cyber-attacks”, the state’s auditor-general has warned, with more than 600,000 public servants yet to begin using multi-factor authentication for network...

WA govt begins work on 10-year science and tech plan

The Western Australian government has kicked off work on a 10-year science and technology plan, as it continues efforts to diversify the state economy and become a global innovation hub....

Hybrid rockets set to launch from NT space facility

South Korean rocket startup Innospace will use the Northern Territory as a launchpad for its world-leading hybrid-fueled rockets from 2025 after it signed a multi-year contract with Equatorial Launch...

$50m govt-funded BioMedTech incubator launches

A $50 million MedTech incubator funded by the federal government’s Medical Research Future Fund is now open for expressions of interest. The CUREator+ BioMedTech incubator program, run by Brandon...