The federal government’s advisor on low emissions technology Dr Alan Finkel has shot down the possibly of nuclear power playing a significant role in the nation’s energy transition, saying there is little need and “no social licence” for it in Australia.. It follows a push by the federal opposition to reignite debate on nuclear power generation despite Australia’s moratorium on ...

The InnovationAus Awards for Excellence 2024 celebrate the translation of Australian ideas and research into commercial success and social impact across a wide range of categories.

Oct 3, 2024 · Atlassian, CSL and Cochlear are the biggest users of Australia’s research and development tax incentive, with the software giant alone claiming more than $200 million of activity a year, according to new transparency data. The other biggest users of the scheme, which offers a tax-offset for eligible R&D activities, include Australia’s gambling, supermarket and resources giants.

Sep 30, 2024 · The Queensland government has delivered a $53 million boost to the research and commercialisation of quantum technologies in support of PsiQuantum's endeavor to build the world’s first fault-tolerant, error-corrected quantum computer. Seven universities and the national science agency have secured funding in the state's largest-ever grants program for quantum computing, with a photonics chip ...

| INFOSYS | INNOVATIONAUS.COM | WHITEPAPER | MARCH 2024 | 3 Attendees Naresh Duddu, Associate Vice President and Global Head – Modernisation, Infosys Jason Carr, Head of Digital, GHD Digital Jim Cooper, CEO, Terragen Biotech Keith Pinto, Head of Digital, Optus Enterprise and Business Maxim Shklyar, CTO, Founder, CPO, Instantscripts Padmini Victor, Head of Strategic Architecture, Bupa

Jan 7, 2025 · Federal agencies are going backwards on basic cybersecurity, with just 15 per cent of entities meeting a minimum level of overall maturity last year and more than two-thirds failing on individual protections like multifactor authentication and privileged access. The drop follows a tightening of how controls are assessed and a rise in legacy technology barriers, but some measures went backwards ...

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Jan 9, 2025 · Experts in advanced manufacturing have been added as industry advisers to the Albanese government’s flagship commercialisation and scale up program as its grants begin to flow to local startups. Industry minister Ed Husic on Thursday announced the addition of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre and industry group AusBioTech as a partner organisation for the government’s $392 million ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Fortescue has increased its ownership of a novel green hydrogen production technology joint venture as it moves towards pilot-testing following a year of huge setbacks for the mining giant’s electrolysis ambitions. The Sparc Hydrogen initiative aims to commercialise technology for producing green hydrogen directly from sunlight using research from the University of Adelaide and Flinders ...

Dec 9, 2024 · The Victorian government will establish critical minerals priority development zones and centralise project approvals as part of a new roadmap designed to unlock rare earth deposits valued at an estimated $200 billion.. The state’s Critical Minerals Roadmap, announced as part of the Economic Growth Statement on Monday, also foreshadows future reforms to fast-track approvals, which has been ...