A Green Paper released on Monday calls for Australia to prioritise food security with the same urgency as national security amid growing global instability. The report, authored by Andrew Henderson and John Coyne, warns that Australia’s agriculture sector faces significant challenges from geopolitical tensions, climate change, water security issues and rapid technological advances. Despite Australia…
Telling your doctor exactly how much something hurts has always been a challenge but Monash University researchers have developed a clever solution that could take the guesswork out of pain diagnosis. On Sunday, scientists revealed a new microfluidic device nicknamed “pain-on-a-chip” that can objectively distinguish between different types of chronic pain, such as fibromyalgia and…
Australia produces only small amounts of a key fertiliser type and as a result is particularly vulnerable to global shocks, according to new research. Agribusiness banking and financial services company Rabobank’s What tight urea supplies mean for global prices and Australian farmers has found that supplies of the most traded fertiliser type in the world…
An Australian quantum computing company has joined forces with international partners to take on an ambitious challenge from the US military’s research agency. Sydney-based Diraq announced on Thursday it secured a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to participate in a program aiming to build a useful quantum computer by 2033. The…
The Albanese and Minns Labor governments announced on Friday four new Free TAFE courses designed to strengthen Australia’s manufacturing sector by upskilling workers and creating new employment pathways. The courses will be offered through the TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence, established last year with $157.2 million in matched funding from the Commonwealth and NSW…
