Penfolds Grange tipped to break Australian wine auction record
A 64-bottle collection of Australia’s most famous wine, Penfolds Grange, is expected to fetch a record $AU350,000 when it is auctioned online this week.
R&D tax disincentive: counting the cost of last week’s proposed changes
The Federal Government has again tinkered with the R&D Tax Incentives.
Steel city sets 2050 carbon neutrality goal
Wollongong, home to Bluescope Steel’s Port Kembla operation, has set a goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
A once in a generation funding opportunity: monetary policies open doors to global funding opportunities
Treasurer Josh Frydenburg’s message to business is “to back yourself and use your balance sheet to invest and grow.” Whilst we may not agree with all his policies, it is clear there is a significant need to invest in R&D, innovation and ways to enhance productivity, whether that’s through new technologies or processes to improve performance.
Chinese investors back $45 million fund to drive South Australian biotech industry
Emerging South Australian biotechnologies will be accelerated through a Chinese-backed $AU45 million investment fund aimed at commercialising health research for the global market.
Key trade rules will become unenforceable from midnight. Australia should be worried
An important part of the World Trade Organization will cease to function from midnight. December 10 is when the terms of two of the remaining three members of its Appellate Body expire. It is meant to have seven.
Gas now flowing from Project Atlas
Gas is now flowing from Senex’s Project Atlas in the Surat Basin, with the state’s resources council saying it will drive down elevated prices and protect Queensland manufacturing jobs.
Lynas to build rare earths processing plant at Kalgoorlie, hire 200
Lynas announced on Monday that it will build a rare earths processing plant at Kalgoorlie, expected to be complete by late-2022 or early the following year.
KL move opens door to Asia for Australian refrigeration company
Australian company Oomiak Refrigeration has opened an office in Kuala Lumpur to drive its expansion into South East Asia.
We’re using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space
By Gottfried Lechner, Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Telecommunications Research, University of South Australia, University of South Australia Satellites are becoming increasingly important in our lives, as they help us meet a demand for more data, exchanged at higher speeds. This is why we are exploring new ways of improving satellite…