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Qld pledges $35.5m for vaccine manufacturing facility

More than $35 million will go towards a Queensland vaccine manufacturing facility as part of the state budget next week. The funds will support the development of a translational...

Govt chips in $4m to new deep space antenna in WA

Construction has begun on a new deep space antenna in regional Western Australia, with the new Labor government chipping in $4 million to the project which will see $29...

Victoria’s first electric bus depot to open this year

Victoria’s first fully electric bus depot at a converted depot in Ivanhoe will be complete later this year as a part of the state government’s Zero Emissions Bus Trial....

Push to combat online extremism with further regulation

Encrypted messaging apps should be subject to at least the same regulations and laws as the likes of Facebook and Google to help combat online extremism, a Victorian inquiry...

Australian scientists lead Queen’s Birthday Honours

Australian scientists have led this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours, making up over half of those awarded Companion of the Australian Order. Of the nine people made Companions of the...

End of the road at Data61 for transport analytics team

CSIRO’s Data61 has stopped work on transport analytics, a move sparked by a strategy reset at the business unit in May last year, which has prompted an entire research...

WA begins energy reformation as coal phased out by 2030

All state-owned coal-fired power stations in Western Australia will close by 2030 as the  state government launches a new green industry transition fund and commits the state-owned energy company...

Free cybersecurity R&D support for SMEs from CSIRO

Free research and development support is now available to small and medium sized firms with cybersecurity needs through the latest round of its Innovate to Grow program. The program...

New project aims to prevent the next robodebt

Despite the class action over the robodebt scandal settling last year, there are automated decisions still being made every day regarding government services that are impacting the most vulnerable...