Consumers will soon be able to operate like their own mini power station, generating and storing electricity through rooftop panels, home batteries and the batteries in electric vehicles, and feeding power into the grid when prices are highest. This stems from decisions spearheaded by Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and agreed to by…
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Victoria has set 62 percent as a local content requirement for future public bus purchases following its decision to transition to Zero Emission Bus (ZEBs) procurements for contracts through a new road map. The ZEB plan is set to guide how the state’s diesel fleet will be progressively phased out and replaced by ZEBs, with…
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Lynas Rare Earths has opened the Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility, the first of its kind in Australia, with a ceremony officiated by Resources Minister Madeleine King, the Chair of the Lynas Rare Earths board, John Humphrey, and Lynas CEO & Managing Director Amanda Lacaze. The Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility is a key part…
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By Nik Dennler, Western Sydney University Imagine a robot that can detect scents in the air and track down their sources as efficiently as a dog or a mouse. If realised, it could detect small wildfires in dense forests, find people buried in debris after an earthquake, or even hunt for truffles! Our research team…
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The federal government has withdrawn some defence product export permits to Israel due to the ‘high intensity conflict’ engulfing the Middle East. The Senate foreign affairs, defence and trade committee was told that the Department of Defence had examined export permits to Israel at the request of the government. Defence ‘provided advice’ to government and…
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A new lager beer release has fuelled strong sales growth for Australia’s largest independently owned brewer Coopers Brewery. The launch of Coopers Australian Lager has helped family-owned Coopers to post a 1.5 percent rise in total beer sales for the 2024 financial year, defying a year on year 2,.6 percent decline in total Australian beer…
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Professor Thas Nirmalathas, Interim Dean since January 2024, will officially begin as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Melbourne on Monday. Nirmalathas (pictured) is a professor on electrical and electronic engineering as well as a Fellow of both Engineers Australia and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and…
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The federal government is inviting submissions for the 2025 Australian Defence Export Catalogue, which it says is the nation’s flagship publication for promoting the defence industry and export-ready products is now in its eighth year. In a statement on Friday, it advised that submissions can be lodged via the Australian Defence Export Catalogue Portal up…
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New maintenance opportunities will be available to defence industry with the delivery of a new fleet of main battle tanks, with the first cohort of Australian Army soldiers completing training on operations and maintenance at Puckapunyal. Army will have a fleet of 75 of the Abrams M1A2 main battle tanks, with 46 already delivered from…
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Aerospace composites manufacturer Quickstep has rejected as inadequate a takeover offer tabled on Thursday by a group of Australian defence contractors represented by ASDAM Operations, a company majority owned by CPE Capital. CPE Capital specialises in growing mid-sized businesses by providing development capital, and has investments in a wide range of businesses, including manufacturers. ASDAM…
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