Tritium names ex-Boeing Phantom Works executive as new CEO
Brisbane-based electric vehicle DC charger company Tritium has appointed a new CEO.
Stanwell hydrogen project gets $1.25 million grant
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced a $1.25 million grant to assist a feasibility study for a renewable hydrogen demonstration plant next to Stanwell Power Station.
New report recommends Plan B for “dangerously off track” submarine program
A report commissioned by Submarines For Australia will be released today at the National Press Club by Professor Hugh White, saying there’s “high risk” the Attack Class project will fail and recommending a Plan B to “inject competition into the process” among other responses.
Aussies chopper in on Norway defence market
Nova Systems is growing its global reach after winning a $25.9 million Norwegian defence contract to support a maritime helicopter program.
World-first study demonstrates ultra-fast, biologically-inspired lithium extraction technique
A study led by Monash University has demonstrated a world-first method to technique to extract lithium from brine.
Australian-made IoT offering enables ‘digital birth certificates’ for wine throughout $350 billion global market
An Australian company has developed an electronic solution embedded in bottle caps to provide wine authentication and other information to customers.
This is more than a health crisis: here’s a 10-point plan for avoiding recession
The world economy is teetering on a knife edge: the Chinese and Indian economies were slowing even before the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and as Australia was recovering from one of its worst bushfires.
Electronic warfare partnership boost for South Australia
Defence has entered into a partnership with Flinders University and a leading industry group to grow research capacity and deliver training to Australia’s next generation of Electronic Warfare experts.
New infection frontier as COVID-19 wreaks havoc upon business
By Forum member Darren James, Partner, Commercial Disputes, Mills Oakley Many people have already been severely affected by the public health emergency caused by the novel corona virus (officially designated as COVID-19),. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the 3,400 people who are reported to have died following COVID-19 infection. Quarantine…
Vital Signs: Australian and US rate cuts underline seriousness of the coronavirus crisis
By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW This week the Reserve Bank of Australia did something everyone expected and the US Federal Reserve did something almost nobody expected. Both are revealing. At its monthly meeting Australia’s central bank cut official interest rates by 25 basis points to a record low of 0.5%. The Fed cut…