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Victorian electric engine pioneer expands with new facility

Kite Magnetics, a Monash University spinout producing ultra-energy-efficient electric generators and engines, will set up a new advanced manufacturing facility in Melbourne’s southeast. The state-of-the-art facility, announced on Friday,...

Beyond startups: The real impact of research translation

The Australian innovation landscape is filled with success stories addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges. From creating ‘version 2’ of food as consumption skyrockets, to changing the face...

Nations unite for AI safety ‘handbook’

The most comprehensive scientific understanding of artificial intelligence systems and their risks was published overnight, offering a “global handbook” to policymakers at an AI inflection point. The landmark document...

Govt procurement gets electric bus maker moving

Electric buses will be manufactured on the NSW South Coast at a new facility announced by Australian-owned bus maker Foton Mobility Distribution on Thursday. It follows a state government...

Senators back real-time pathology data sharing bill

Government legislation that ensures medical imaging data is shared by default with the My Health Record system is set to float through the Senate, despite concerns of an uneven...

ANU joins Rio Tinto’s $230m global R&D hub

The Australian National University will play a role in Rio Tinto’s global $240 million Centre for Future Materials over the next decade, contributing to critical minerals processing, extraction and...

Stalled regulatory rollout is slowing adoption of AI tools

The stalled development of a federal regulatory regime is slowing the adoption of artificial intelligence by Australian businesses, as companies wait to see the extent of mandatory ‘guardrails’. The...

WA TAFE centre to build up future defence workforce

A Defence TAFE Centre of Excellence will be set up in Western Australia with the help of the federal government to deliver industry training opportunities in support of AUKUS....

SA doubles down on AI with new assistant minister

South Australia is the first state with an assistant minister dedicated to artificial intelligence after the Malinauskas government created a new position in minor ministry changes on Wednesday. Former...

$6.4m to combat health sector cyber threat

The federal government has awarded $6.4 million to an industry-funded cyber threat intelligence network to establish a information sharing and analysis centre for the healthcare sector. The Critical Infrastructure...

Diagnostics startup Harrison.ai lands $32m NRF investment

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made its first funding foray into its medical science priority area with a $32 million equity investment in Harrison.ai, an artificial intelligence MedTech...