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The ‘quiet’ infrastructure behind Australia’s next industries

Twenty years ago, Australia made an unusually practical decision. Instead of expecting every university, government agency or company to buy and maintain its own expensive research equipment, we decided...

‘We would not exist’: The startups NCRIS built say they owe it everything

1 July 2026 | by Justin Hendry

Ask some of the deep tech startups that have used Australia’s flagship research infrastructure program what it means to them, and they’ll tell you the same thing: it didn’t...

Supercomputing lifeline in $324m research infrastructure boost

29 May 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s tier one supercomputers will share in $73 million in new funding from the latest round of national common research infrastructure funding, lifting some of the pressure on the...

Uncertain future: NCRIS admin falls short, Audit Office finds

6 May 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s $5 billion shared research infrastructure program lacks strategic planning and assurance, the audit office has found, as the 20-year old scheme faces an uncertain future. Audit findings tabled...

A sovereign capability moonshot: Tackling the ‘missing middle’

6 February 2025 | by James Riley

Science and Technology Australia has called on government to establish a $2.5 billion Sovereign Capability Moonshot Program that would support research, translation and industrial transformation in areas identified as...

Husic calls for more alignment of govt R&D programs

26 October 2023 | by Brandon How

Industry and science minister Ed Husic has urged his federal colleagues to coordinate research and development programs more closely across portfolios to improve the effectiveness of delivering government industry...

Eighty projects approved: $650m in federal research infrastructure

24 October 2023 | by James Riley

Eighty projects across 25 lead agencies have been given $650 million in federal funding over four years through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). The project funding is...

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The ‘quiet’ infrastructure behind Australia’s next industries

‘We would not exist’: The startups NCRIS built say they owe it everything

Supercomputing lifeline in $324m research infrastructure boost

Uncertain future: NCRIS admin falls short, Audit Office finds

A sovereign capability moonshot: Tackling the ‘missing middle’

Husic calls for more alignment of govt R&D programs

Eighty projects approved: $650m in federal research infrastructure

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