Australian scientists have balked at a proposal for the federal government to fund high risk research over just two years, warning administration will eat into the short timespan and...
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The federal Health department will continue migrating on-premise systems to Amazon Web Services after striking a new $22 million three-year hosting deal with the US hyperscaler through its opaque...
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IBM will invest US$150 billion (A$233 billion)in the US including on facilities for quantum computer production over the next five years, the latest American technology company to back the...
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Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad will travel to the US this week with a plan to lure big tech data centres to his country by exempting the related technology...
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Energy storage innovator MGA Thermal has turned its sights to large scale commercial projects after proving up its proprietary technology as a clean steam alternative to gas for industry....
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The world needs huge quantities of critical minerals to make batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines, mobile phones, computers and advanced weaponry. Many of these minerals lie under Australian soil....
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A further slash of Canberra consultants and a hike on student visa fees will pay for Labor’s election promises, Treasurer Jim Chalmers revealed Monday in a release of costings...
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A returned Albanese government will co-fund a $40 million national training centre in Melbourne to reskill thousands of plumbers and gas fitters for the changing energy system. Federal Labor on...
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New Zealand will have in place by July legislation regulating operators of ground-based space infrastructure, aimed at deterring foreign interference, the country’s Space minister Judith Collins said. The new...
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Cooperative Research Centres are seeking an expanded role that would allow them to access government funding beyond the Industry department and help deliver flagship programs like the National Reconstruction...
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US President Donald Trump’s purges and apparent acts of retribution aimed at top cyber officials put the nation’s digital defences at risk, a former head of the US Cybersecurity...
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Almost all the cyberattacks in the APAC region now come from external threat actors like organised crime syndicates and state-affiliated actors, according to new analysis of thousands of incidents....
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Three new Cooperative Research Centres will launch with $158 million in federal co-funding announced Thursday to start producing regenerative therapies, advance 3D printing and innovate in the care economy....
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In an election dominated by pressing issues like housing, the cost of living, energy transition, Medicare and jobs, it may seem counterintuitive to prioritise space. But if we are...