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Australia deepens ties with Netherlands on green hydrogen

The federal government is continuing to back green hydrogen exports, signing a new memorandum of understanding with the Dutch government. Climate Change and Energy minister Chris Bowen signed a...

Ayres on the govt’s $15bn ‘re-industrialisation’ plan

The Albanese government’s $15 billion plan to re-industrialise Australia with advanced manufacturing and critical technologies will recast the private sector into “genuine partners” that help solve national challenges, according...

Govt pledges $12m to restore interactive games fund

The Albanese government will restore the Australian Interactive Games Fund (AIGF) almost a decade after it was cut by the former Abbott government, pledging an initial investment of $12...

ACS records biggest surplus in a decade

The Australian Computer Society recorded its biggest surplus in a decade last financial year, netting gains of more than $7 million as revenue from its professional recognition scheme hit...

$32m extension to Tax Office cyber deal

The Tax Office has renewed its main cybersecurity support deal with Macquarie Telecom’s government arm at a cost of $32.7 million, as it battles as many as three million...

$50m awarded to scale Australian-German hydrogen projects

Four Australian hydrogen supply chain projects will share in $50 million in grant funding through the German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator (HyGATE) initiative. Under the program, launched under...

Drones to the rescue: Policy priorities to deliver

Industry and governments are continually looking for efficiencies – opportunities to improve safety and productivity, while reducing environmental impact, response times and costs. One of the biggest challenges to...

Cybersecurity is both a long game and a short game

There is a central imperative in cybersecurity that is all about the immediate – to detect and respond to cyber threats as they emerge, very often in real time....

Fortescue to make own electrolysers after joint venture collapses

Fortescue will manufacture electrolysers developed in-house at its $114 million production facility being developed in Gladstone following the collapse of its partnership with US-based supplier Plug Power. Although Plug...

Townsville to host $75m critical minerals processing plant

Townsville will host a new $75 million state-owned critical minerals processing demonstration plant after the Queensland government secured the land earlier this month. The demonstration plant is currently the...