Fifteen projects, covering research areas ranging from jet-powered maritime motors to satellite communications, have been awarded between $7,500 and $15,000 under the Defence Science Centre (DSC) Research Higher Degree Student Grants program.
The Tasmanian government has launched a program offering matched funding between $25,000 and $100,000 for businesses working in the space economy.
By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University In the 2022 federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg launched a range of vote-winning initiatives – one of which included a breathtaking A$9.9 billion for cyber security over ten years. Bundled under the acronym REDSPICE (which stands for resilience, effects, defence, space, intelligence, cyber and enablers), the program is expected…
The Defence Innovation Hub will seek submissions that aim to strengthen defence capabilities in guided weapons and explosive ordnance, integrated air and missile defence, and undersea warfare. In a statement on Thursday, the federal government named the three areas as of an immediate strategic importance to defence, and which would be a focus for government…
Frucor Suntory intends to open a new multi-beverage factory at a greenfield site in Ipswich’s New-Gen Business Park (NGBP) in 2024, and expects it to create 160 operational jobs and have capacity to produce 20 million cases of drinks annually.
Nissan Casting Australia is making a $15.5 million investment in its Dandenong South aluminium casting facility, which exports vehicle components around the world, assisted by an unspecified amount of support from the Victorian government.
Hypersonix Launch Systems has provided further details about a project that was recently awarded a $2.95 million Cooperative Research Centres Projects grant, and which is scheduled to begin in July.
Quantum technology, which makes use of the surprising and often counterintuitive properties of the subatomic universe, is revolutionising the way information is gathered, stored, shared and analysed.
The first C-Series carriage, part of the first train manufactured in Western Australia since 1994, is currently being tested at the Bellevue Railcar Manufacturing and Assembly Facility ahead of on-track trials later this year. The first railcar is undergoing tests at the site’s High Voltage Testing and Commissioning Facility, to be followed by a fitout,…
The first two planned hydrogen hubs have received expressions of interest representing $4 billion in investment and 5,900 megawatts of electrolyser capacity, according to the NSW government. The government has allocated $70 million to its Hydrogen Hubs program – with the first two planned for the Hunter and Illawarra regions – as part of its…
