Tag: Western Australia

Multi-million dollar boost to research infrastructure, Pawsey

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Access to research infrastructure for Australian scientists has improved thanks to a $39.5 million investment from the Australian Research Council and $22.4 million of state government funding for the Pawsey...

Indigenous land agreement permits SKA telescope expansion

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A land agreement between Native Title Holders, the CSIRO, and Western Australian and Commonwealth governments means construction of the international Square Kilometre Array telescope can get underway. The SKA...

WA remote space operations complex opens

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Western Australia’s space sector has hit another milestone with the opening of the state government-funded Space Automation, AI and Robotics Control Complex. Established and operated by Dutch geological data...

WA launches $5m regional health innovation challenge

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To bolster innovation in regional health solutions, the Western Australian government has launched a $5 million global competition to innovate on healthcare delivery in the Pilbara. And on the...

Renewed calls for public sector privacy laws in WA

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The Western Australian government is facing renewed calls to introduce public sector privacy laws following a spate of high-profile data breaches in the private sector and questions over data...

WA Police to retain COVID border entry data for 25 years

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The Western Australian police will retain personal information collected by the state’s COVID-19 border management system for at least 25 years, before archiving it indefinitely, the state government has...

WA consults on renewable hydrogen consumption targets

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Consultation on a Western Australian target for electricity production from green hydrogen has kicked off with state-funded modelling suggesting the production cost of green hydrogen is unlikely to hit...

WA maps innovation ecosystem with startup database

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Western Australia’s Minister for Innovation and ICT Stephen Dawson has launched an online platform documenting the state’s early-stage innovation ecosystem, although there are still gaps in the data. At...

WA Future Health Innovation fund gets a new focus

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Four new areas of focus have been unveiled for the Western Australian government’s Future Health Research and Innovation fund. Building on the four strategic themes outlined in the WA...