Tag: tim ayres

Green aluminium play launches against the clock

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will on Wednesday open consultation for the latest plank in its interventionalist industry policy, a $2 billion tax credit for producers of green aluminium as the...

‘Tinkering’ with the NRF on Net Zero comes under fire

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government is facing criticism for “tinkering” with its arm’s length industry fund after a third of its available $15 billion allocation was diverted to fresh net zero plans,...

Space innovators press on to bridge translation gap

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Almost a decade of work connecting Australia’s emerging satellite sector will be salvaged and expanded through a new entity with more focus on end users and solutions for Australia...

Australia charts a path to the European space market

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia will attempt to negotiate a landmark agreement with the European Space Agency that will give researchers and local businesses to access the organisation’s $14 billion of annual science...

Canberra tips $5b into industrial Net Zero push

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The Albanese government has unveiled a $5 billion Net Zero Fund to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and scale up low-emissions technologies across heavy industries, backing up an ambitious emissions target...

Get serious on AI trust, Tim Ayres tells the tech sector

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Industry minister Tim Ayres will on Tuesday call on the tech sector to come to the table with artificial intelligence skills and safety as the government pledges to play...

Australia enters early talks to join $170bn Horizon Europe

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia has begun exploratory talks with the European Commission about joining the $170 billion Horizon Europe initiative, the world’s largest funding program for research and innovation. Science minister Tim...

NASA confirms moon ride for Aussie lunar Roo-ver

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The US space agency NASA has confirmed that the Australian designed and build lunar rover known as ‘Roo-ver’ will hitch a ride to the moon through its Commercial Lunar...

NRF builds western Sydney alliances for local manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The National Reconstruction Fund has unlocked a new pipeline of potential investment opportunities as part of a new partnership with the NSW government’s manufacturing incubator. Unveiled on Friday, the...