Tag: Western Australia

WA launches $8m wind turbine manufacturing scheme

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A new grants program designed to support wind turbine manufacturing in Western Australia has been launched by the state government and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre. The Wind Energy...

WA sets R&D priorities in 10-year innovation plan

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Clean energy, critical minerals and emerging tech are among Western Australia’s new research priorities launched by the state government on Wednesday to support a new 10-year innovation plan. The...

$150m package to sustain WA battery material dream

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Lithium processors will not have to pay dues to the Western Australian government for the next two years as part of a $150 million package to keep the battery...

WA awards $3.5m grant for satellite assembly facility

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The Western Australian government has awarded earth observation satellite company LatConnect 60 a $3.5 million grant to help develop the state’s first local commercial satellite assembly facility. The facility...

WA commits $15m to new health innovation hub

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The Western Australian state government has committed $15 million to construct a new medical research and innovation hub in Perth. Announced over the weekend, Minister for Medical Research and...

WA douses plan for a state chief entrepreneur

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The Western Australian government has hosed down popular calls for the appointment of a chief entrepreneur two months after a parliamentary inquiry recommended the move, saying it had already...

WA ‘privacy lite’ data sharing bill back for debate

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The Western Australian Parliament has been asked to consider changes to a signature public sector privacy and data sharing bill, amid criticisms that the proposed legislation delivers only “privacy...