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Fortescue plans for massive Pilbara wind and solar farms

Fortescue Future Industries is preparing to develop a 5.4GW renewable energy hub to power Fortescue mining operations and meet their net-zero emissions target by 2030. According to documents submitted...

Senate to probe Australian Research Council grant vetoes

A parliamentary inquiry will examine the power of ministers to veto research funding after the Greens successfully referred their bill seeking to the remove the power to the Senate...

National security committee calls for more oversight powers

The national security committee has urged the government to hand it improved oversight powers over intelligence agencies and to increase funding to other oversight agencies. The Parliamentary Joint Committee...

Audit office now taking submissions on DTA’s tech procurement

The national audit office is now taking public submissions as part of its inquiry into the Digital Transformation Agency’s technology procurement. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) launched an...

CSIRO readies business-focused climate risk platform

CSIRO plans to launch a beta version of its climate risk data platform for businesses within months after paying consultants $10,000 a day last year for input on its...

CRCs call for more support for industry-led research

Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) has called for more federal investment into industry-led research to bolster the post-COVID economic recovery and underpin the development of new industries. The CRA today...

Solar energy: A tale of research commercialisation

The federal government’s six focus areas for manufacturing policy include recycling and clean energy. Photovoltaic cells for solar power provides a case study industry to explore the issue of...