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Next digital frontier helps meet climate and ESG challenges

The next digital frontier will see the combination of leading-edge technologies to address the ‘colossal’ demand for products that help deliver ESG commitments, a panel of experts have said....

AUKUS sub deal a ‘catalyst for innovation and research’: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has heralded Australia’s submarine deal with Britain and the United States as a “catalyst for innovation and research breakthroughs” that will grow the country’s economy...

AUKUS: Australia plugs $368b into capability gap

Australia will acquire up to five US nuclear powered submarines while a new fleet is built based on a British design, the Prime Minister confirmed Tuesday morning, officially ending...

AIM up: Melbourne defence startup acquires drone company

High-power laser developer AIM Defence has acquired Brisbane high altitude drone startup NearSat. Known for its high precision anti drone lasers, AIM Defence plans to integrate the technologies to...

AUKUS Pillar Two: Commercial returns for Defence tech?

The fevered anticipation about which nuclear submarines Australia will acquire and where they will be built is understandable. It’s a decades long program worth hundreds of billions of dollars....

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...

NSW looks to local SMEs for quantum edge in transport

Local quantum firms are being called up to design bespoke hardware that can be used by the New South Wales government to solve problems on Sydney’s creaking public transport...

Super changes ‘counterproductive’ to Aussie innovation

The Albanese government’s move to tax super funds’ unrealised gains will lead to investors pulling out of or avoiding high growth assets like startups and deep technology companies, Australia’s...

NRF should have a mandate to invest in space: Senate

The Senate committee reviewing the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill says investments into space industry projects should be eligible under the $15 billion fund, given the sector’s “complementarity” to...

Senate showdown for $15bn NRF

A Senate showdown looms for Industry Minister Ed Husic’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund. He’ll meet with Senate crossbenchers next week after the key bill passed the lower house...

Minns pledges $25 million to train hydrogen plumbers

A Hydrogen Centre of Excellence will be established in Sydney to train hundreds of plumbers for the emerging industry if Labor is elected at this month’s New South Wales...