The Queensland Government will partner with universities and industry to develop a Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy aiming to develop compound semiconductors, photonics and quantum technologies. The strategy will support commercialisation of research and intellectual property in Queensland, building and attracting advanced technology businesses to keep high value jobs local rather than going offshore. The…
The federal government recently cancelled a number of key space initiatives, including funding for the Access to Space and National Space Mission for Earth Observation programs. Rather than assess the merit of these decisions, I’d rather emphasise the importance of space to our country. By Adam Gilmour. You’ve probably heard this before… but space technology…
Frucor Suntory Oceania has taken steps towards net-zero operation of its new new $400 million state of the art manufacturing and distribution facility now under construction in Swanbank, Queensland. The facility, which will have the immediate capacity to deliver 20 million cases per annum, has signed with publicly owned CleanCo to secure a 11GWh clean…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) AUKUS technology sharing comes a step closer Australian access to foreign technologies on a range of cutting edge industrial technologies is a step closer following progress in the US Senate to the provision of exemptions from export…
Rapid welding technology manufacturer K-TIG’s welding processes have been selected as a potential alternative to conventional gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) of pipe joints for the US nuclear submarine construction programme. K-TIG’s Keyhole TIG / GTAW welding technology, originally developed by CSIRO, has been selected for trials by the US’s prime contractor and lead design…
By Peter Roberts Sydney vitamin manufacturer Blackmores has fallen victim to foreign takeover and will be removed from listing on the ASX. Japanese company Kirin Holdings, best known as a beer and beverage group, is to buy the company in a takeover valuing the business at $1.8 billion. The friendly takeover by the member of…
The Queensland government has announced that Volo Modular on the Gold Coast is currently building 18 prefabricated duplexes, as part of efforts to boost social and affordable housing in the state. Describing its current partnership with modular homes manufacturers as a “first-of-its kind”, the state government said it was on track to deliver 53 new…
Funding of nearly $600,000 from the National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants Program has been awarded to Monash University-led research involving growing human brain cells onto silicon chips. A statement from Monash University on Friday describes the new research program – led by Associate Professor Adeel Razi from the Turner Institute for Brain and…
By Peter Roberts It seems state governments are back in the venture capital game, and brazenly so. Provision of venture capital with its inherent risks and risky lending by state banks was on the nose only recently with the collapses of government ventures ranging from the Victorian Economic Development Corporation to the South Australian State…
Weapons systems made by Australia’s Electro Optic Systems and DroneShield are to be provided to Ukraine under a soon to be announced $1.3 billion aid package, according to media reports. Reuters reported that the new order would include defenses, counter-drone systems, exploding drones and ammunition. Among the systems to be delivered under the Ukraine Security…
