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Australia to join $155bn Horizon Europe research pool

Posted on   |  by James Riley
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says Australia’s plan to join the giant Horizon Europe innovation program will help underpin research cooperation across key sectors, from quantum computing...

NRF backs second Sydney quantum startup with $20m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s $15 billion industry fund has made a second major bet on Sydney’s quantum computing sector, injecting $20 million into Silicon Quantum Computing seven weeks after committing...

‘Vague’ data centre expectations get a lukewarm reception

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New data centre expectations designed to set out the conditions operators must meet to secure Commonwealth backing have won cautious support from tech industry and environmental groups. But both...

Prioritise Australia’s national interest, data centres told

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Data centre operators and hyperscaler computing companies must prioritise Australia’s national interest and offset energy needs with new and additional renewable infrastructure, according to a set of federal guiding...

SERD report is a wake-up call for industry: Opposition

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Shadow science minister Aaron Violi says the Strategic Examination of R&D report should be an industrial “wake-up call” for Australia, and demands action from a government that has deprioritised...

$20m CRC-P grants round for AI research opens

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s Cooperative Research Centre-Projects program has opened its latest round, offering up $20 million in grants for projects accelerating AI development and commercialisation. Round 19 of the...

Science leaders urge ‘system’ response to SERD report

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Science leaders have urged the federal government to take a systemic approach to its response to the Strategic Examination of R&D report, saying its 20 interconnected recommendations should not...

‘At breaking point’: Research sector rallies around CSIRO

Posted on   |  by David Allen
CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton has rejected claims decades of funding cuts and a growing corporate focus had transformed the national science agency into “a consultancy business”, during a...

Record round: CRC-P grants deliver $67m to industry

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A record number of projects have received almost $67 million in grants through the latest round of the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centre Projects initiative, while applicants for the...