Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Treasurer...
One hundred mid-career researchers have received $114.6 million in federal grants through the latest round of the Future Fellowships program, with Victoria and New South Wales receiving the lion’s...
The Australian Research Council has awarded $46.6 million in grant funding to dozens of new collaborative research projects through the latest round of its annual Linkage Program. ARC chief...
Monash University spinout ElectraLith has raised $27.5 million to advance a pilot plant for the production of an key lithium battery input, attracting investment from local and overseas deep...
The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator has awarded more than $60 million in long-term R&D contracts to local quantum and defence tech companies, universities and the CSIRO. Analog Quantum Circuits,...
Australia’s MedTech sector is a sleeping giant. National strengths in genomic medicine, digital health and precision medicine, along with lighthouses like Cochlear and a pipeline of promising startups, all...
Monash University has bolstered its space industry credentials through the appointment of inaugural Australian Space Agency chief and former CSIRO CEO Dr Megan Clark as chancellor, and the recruiting...
A new research centre focused on AI-powered law enforcement initiatives has been set up by the Australian Federal Police and Monash University. The AI for Law Enforcement and Community...
Biotechnology giant Moderna has opened a new research centre and regional headquarters in Melbourne in anticipation of the arrival of its mRNA manufacturing facility next year. The Asia-Pacific Regional...
The Victorian government is among a consortium of partners collaborating with Israel’s leading medical research center on establishing a new digital health innovation centre in the state. Sheba Medical...