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Creating energy from waste in Western Australia
18 October 2018
Western Australian families and small businesses will benefit from reliable, baseload energy produced by the state's first large-scale energy from waste plant thanks to support provided by the Australian Government.
New start-up sets sights on fruit fly
18 October 2018
The Coalition Government is helping Australian farmers through a new tech start-up taking aim at Australia’s biggest biosecurity barrier to trade: the fruit fly.
Prime Minister’s prizes honour excellence in science
17 October 2018
A Professor who revealed how our planet changes shape from second to second, day to day has taken out one of two major awards in the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
Creating automotive engineers of the future
16 October 2018
A $5 million program to encourage high quality graduate engineers to work in Australia’s automotive sector has opened today.
First Women in STEM Ambassador
13 October 2018
Award-winning astrophysicist Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith has been selected Australia’s first Women in STEM Ambassador.
Bringing bright ideas and events to Science Week
11 October 2018
Now is the time to put forward creative ideas, exciting events and innovative projects for National Science Week 2019.
Speaking out for women in STEM
10 October 2018
Today the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, chaired a roundtable session on the Decadal Plan for Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) on the Gold Coast.
Funding takes clever products to market
10 October 2018
A system to improve safety at remote railway level crossings is one of seven Australian projects sharing in $3.5 million of funding to accelerate commercialisation and create new business, export and jobs opportunities.
Applicants shortlisted to deliver new industry-focused research
6 October 2018
Six applicants have been shortlisted to deliver new industry-focused research under the Coalition Government’s $731 million Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program.
Innovation precincts to boost growth
5 October 2018
Australia’s innovation precincts will help drive industry research cooperation and economic growth, according to a new publication released today.