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InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Research Translation finalists

Australia’s universities are under pressure to translate their world-leading research into commercial outcomes after the loss of international students and growing scrutiny of translation by the federal government. It’s...

Bionics: from science fiction to science fact

“We can rebuild him. We have the technology.” was a well-known phrase in the 1970s. It came from long-running US TV series The Six Million Dollar Man, about fictional...

Mixed reception as PM splits Industry responsibilities

The Prime Minister’s decision to split responsibility for Christian Porter’s former Industry, Science and Technology portfolio between two existing cabinet ministers has been given a broadly positive reception from...

Melissa Price, Angus Taylor to share industry portfolio

The industry portfolio has been split in two following Christian Porter’s fall from grace, with Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price taking on the extra responsibility of science and technology and...

Sydney healthtech Big Picture has big plans

An Australian healthtech company has its sights set on the digital infrastructure behind the multitrillion-dollar healthcare market after nearly a decade building out a digital platform that began as...

Gig Guide: Gladys goes, great move, Angus

In a chaotic day in Australian politics the New South Wales premier resigned, and the federal innovation portfolio was split in the latest cabinet reshuffle. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian...

Lucas Heights gets $30m nuclear medicine factory

The federal government has announced a $30 million project to design a new radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Lucas Heights in NSW, where 80 per cent of the country’s nuclear...