Tag: Science and Resources

NSW food innovation hub opens after first tenants secured

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A long-promised food manufacturing hub backed by the federal government has opened on NSW’s Central Coast, giving local businesses and students access to purpose-built production spaces and other shared...

SERD response key to productivity fix, inquiry told

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Rapid reform of the research and development landscape and better-targeted uptake of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence are needed to boost Australia’s flatlining productivity rates, a Canberra inquiry has...

$16m boost for sovereign tech trailblazer companies

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Four Australian scaleups developing sovereign technologies in space, clean energy, defence and robotics have secured a combined $16 million in early-stage commercialisation funding under the federal government’s Industry Growth...

Popular Chinese EV battery less well suited to Australia

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Cheap lithium-iron-phosphate batteries used in most Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles may not be well suited to Australia’s transport needs due to their lower energy density, according to a new report....

Engineers Australia urges stronger 2030 climate target

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Professional association Engineers Australia has backed the federal government’s climate change bills in-principle but argues that the 2030 emissions reduction target could be raised from 43 per cent to...