Tag: R&D

Plans to halt slide in govt R&D spending

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has kicked-off discussions with Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley on initiatives that boost government expenditure on research and development as...

ARM manufacturing hub approved as research institute

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub in Brisbane is the first independent manufacturing innovation hub in Australia to receive approved research institute status, two years after its establishment. The...

Sharp fall in govt spending on R&D over last decade

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Government research and development expenditure fell sharply as a proportion of GDP over the near-decade of Coalition power, leaving Australia behind comparable nations which are increasing their spend, according...

NSW govt to tip $119m into RNA R&D

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government will commit $119 million over a decade to research and development in this month’s state budget after falling behind Australian and global levels. The...

NSW sets R&D funding priorities for next 20 years

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Digital, materials and chemistry, biotechnology, and energy have been identified as the key technology areas for further investment and activity by the New South Wales government under a two-decade...

WA govt dishes out $37m for mineral exploration and AgTech

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government will announce $37 million in funding for mineral exploration and AgTech as part of the state budget next Thursday. The state government will commmit $12...

NSW govt offers bushfire technology grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The New South Wales government is offering grants up to $100,000 for local companies to trial their bushfire technology in the field under the first program of an R&D...

Call to restore flatlining public research investment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian scientists have urged political leaders to address Australia’s falling levels of research funding in their upcoming election policies or risk a further slide down global rankings as other...
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