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Industry-research team progresses DAC technology The Woodside Monash Energy Partnership is advancing carbon reuse and recycling through a Direct Air Capture (DAC) innovation, designed to help carbon dioxide commodity users rapidly decarbonise, according to a statement on Tuesday from Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA.) The DAC project, which has been supported by a AEA Seed grant,…

Reactions to the federal budget

A welcome focus on growing Australian capability Industry-research collaboration advocate Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) has praised the focus on growing Australia’s science and technological performance, continued support for Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) funding, and plans to transform Australian R&D. Budget 2024 “has put education, research, manufacturing and industrial transformation at its core” said CRA CEO…