Tag: northern territory

Greens fire up over data centre energy carve-out

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Greens have lashed a decision to allow some states and territories to power data centres with coal and gas, after national cabinet failed to agree on nationally consistent...

Croc Pitch alumni turn NT backing into deep tech growth

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Australia’s commercialisation debate is shifting from whether the nation can produce promising technology to whether it can fund, test and scale those ideas into globally competitive businesses. That challenge...

Tasmania moves on digital driver’s licences

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Tasmanian government is taking its first steps towards a digital driver’s licence by funding a business case for a future rollout, as another jurisdiction hits the brakes to...

Esper sets sights on growth after Croc Pitch win

Posted on   |  by Suzanne Prescott
Just months after winning US$1 million in seed funding at the Darwin Innovation Hub’s Croc Pitch competition, space tech startup Esper Satellites is reshaping how mining companies explore northern...

Equatorial Launch shifts spaceport from NT to Qld

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Equatorial Launch Australia will close its Northern Territory spaceport and relocate to a new site on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland after continued delays securing a renewed lease...

Satellite imaging firm wins $1m through NT’s Croc Pitch

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Earth observation startup Esper Satellites has secured $1 million from a Northern Territory-based venture capital fund for winning the local Croc Pitch event. Esper develops an analysis tool, dubbed...

Gig Guide: NT gets new advanced manufacturing minister

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Advanced manufacturing will remain a focus in the top end, with the new Country Liberal Party-led government appointing a dedicated minister in Robyn Cahill. Ms Cahill will hold the...