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WA commits $30m to entice VC funds

The Western Australian government on Thursday announced it will invest $30 million into venture capital funds looking to set up in the state if they support local startups in...

WA-backed wave energy prototype set for launch

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A locally-manufactured prototype wave energy converter will be deployed off the coast of Western Australia later this month in a bid to demonstrate the ocean’s potential as a source...

WA govt eyes new business data sharing model

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government is considering ways to leverage independent organisations to boost private sector data sharing under a new strategy aimed at scaling digital industries and technology adoption....

WA casts its own VC net to build startup scene

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Western Australian government has followed other states in offering to tip into private venture capital funds if they back homegrown startups and establish a local presence. The state...

AI trialled in WA schools to ease teachers’ workload

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Generative artificial intelligence tools will be trialled in Western Australian classrooms in a state and Commonwealth government effort to reduce time spent on lesson planning and other administrative tasks....

Rehome growth centres to CSIRO: WA chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s Industry Growth Centres should be given a new lease of life within the CSIRO to uplift practical research outcomes in Australia, according to the longest sitting government chief...

WA awards $3.6m in commercialisation grants

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has awarded $3.56 million in funding from two key innovation commercialisation grants programs backed by the state’s New Industries Fund to nearly 50 companies. Companies...

Flagship WA innovation program gets another review

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government’s flagship innovation funding program delivered an outsized economic return in its first round, according to two independent reviews, with another review to be finalised in...

WA’s $8m wind turbine component facility run by AMGC

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre will drive the Western Australian government’s $8 million plan to boost wind turbine component manufacturing in the state. Formerly operating as one of the...

WA issues call for $22m hydrogen institute

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Applications to design the Western Australian government’s new $22 million hydrogen training and research facility for the Pilbara will close next week, rounding out a two-week tender period. The...