The Albanese government will on Wednesday open consultation for the latest plank in its interventionalist industry policy, a $2 billion tax credit for producers of green aluminium as the sector buckles under high energy prices. The Green Aluminium Production Credit program was announced ahead of the election in January to
Scientists have sounded the alarm that a generational review of Australia’s research and development system is off course and could plant the seeds of another blue sky funding crunch. The Strategic Examination of Research and Development’s (SERD) failure to deeply explore foundational research funding and infrastructure issues in its public
Federal public servants have been given the green light to feed routine operational information into public generative artificial intelligence tools, in a move designed to encourage broader adoption of the technology. As the lingering effects of the Robodebt scandal dampen AI ambition, the Digital Transformation Agency has released new guidance
Using subatomic particles that rain down from space to effectively see through the Earth sounds like something from an outlandish science fiction movie. But that’s exactly what mDetect and Swinburne University are pioneering in an effort to help people see the unseeable, and identify potentially catastrophic risks.
In our race to net zero and the importation of the critical minerals we need for the transition, has Australia failed to grapple with a supply chain for these products rife with human rights risks?
The Australian government’s recent update to the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to set more ambitious targets for reducing emissions has been a ...
The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6 per cent of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by 2030. To put that in context, that’s more than the current share of Australia’s healthcare and social assistance industry. This reflects the rapid growth of Australia’s data centre industry – the backbone
Another board spill is afoot at the Royal Australian College of Physicians as accusations of bullying and a cover-up spill into Court. Stephanie Tran reports. On Tuesday, the Fair Work Commission began hearing a stop-bullying application filed by the president-elect of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Dr Sharmila
Instagram will limit what users under 18 can see on the platform using filters inspired by the PG-13 movie rating system, in the latest step by its parent Meta to address criticism that it has not done enough to protect teenagers online. Modeled on the Motion Picture Association’s ratings, the
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ backdown on taxing unrealised gains in large super funds has been hailed by the tech sector and investors as a win for innovation, but sets up an uncertain journey for the reforms through parliament. Dr Chalmers on Monday announced the government had reworked the package after two
The chair of the National Reconstruction Fund has promised to take a “proactive and forward leaning” approach to business development opportunities, in response to ministerial pressure to deploy $1.5 billion this financial year. The language is decisive. The intent is clear. Yet something fundamental is missing from this discussion. The
An Australian developed filtration system for mining waste could be key to recovering more than $5 trillion worth of critical resources like copper and lithium trapped in wastewater around the world while slashing rehabilitation costs. The breakthrough nano-technology is being developed by scientists at the Australian National University in a
The long awaited expansion of the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) program is finally here.
In its current form, the program requires owners of office buildings that are more than 1000 square metres to obtain and disclose their National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) energy efficiency rating at the point of sale or ...
The Albanese government will on Wednesday open consultation for the latest plank in its interventionalist industry policy, a $2 billion tax credit for producers of green aluminium as the sector buckles under high energy prices. The Green Aluminium Production Credit program was announced ahead of the election in January to
Scientists have sounded the alarm that a generational review of Australia’s research and development system is off course and could plant the seeds of another blue sky funding crunch. The Strategic Examination of Research and Development’s (SERD) failure to deeply explore foundational research funding and infrastructure issues in its public
Federal public servants have been given the green light to feed routine operational information into public generative artificial intelligence tools, in a move designed to encourage broader adoption of the technology. As the lingering effects of the Robodebt scandal dampen AI ambition, the Digital Transformation Agency has released new guidance
Using subatomic particles that rain down from space to effectively see through the Earth sounds like something from an outlandish science fiction movie. But that’s exactly what mDetect and Swinburne University are pioneering in an effort to help people see the unseeable, and identify potentially catastrophic risks.
In our race to net zero and the importation of the critical minerals we need for the transition, has Australia failed to grapple with a supply chain for these products rife with human rights risks?
The Australian government’s recent update to the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to set more ambitious targets for reducing emissions has been a ...
The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6 per cent of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by 2030. To put that in context, that’s more than the current share of Australia’s healthcare and social assistance industry. This reflects the rapid growth of Australia’s data centre industry – the backbone
Another board spill is afoot at the Royal Australian College of Physicians as accusations of bullying and a cover-up spill into Court. Stephanie Tran reports. On Tuesday, the Fair Work Commission began hearing a stop-bullying application filed by the president-elect of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Dr Sharmila
Instagram will limit what users under 18 can see on the platform using filters inspired by the PG-13 movie rating system, in the latest step by its parent Meta to address criticism that it has not done enough to protect teenagers online. Modeled on the Motion Picture Association’s ratings, the
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ backdown on taxing unrealised gains in large super funds has been hailed by the tech sector and investors as a win for innovation, but sets up an uncertain journey for the reforms through parliament. Dr Chalmers on Monday announced the government had reworked the package after two
The chair of the National Reconstruction Fund has promised to take a “proactive and forward leaning” approach to business development opportunities, in response to ministerial pressure to deploy $1.5 billion this financial year. The language is decisive. The intent is clear. Yet something fundamental is missing from this discussion. The
An Australian developed filtration system for mining waste could be key to recovering more than $5 trillion worth of critical resources like copper and lithium trapped in wastewater around the world while slashing rehabilitation costs. The breakthrough nano-technology is being developed by scientists at the Australian National University in a
The long awaited expansion of the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) program is finally here.
In its current form, the program requires owners of office buildings that are more than 1000 square metres to obtain and disclose their National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) energy efficiency rating at the point of sale or ...
