Fine Food Australia, a trade fair for the food, beverage, and hospitality industry, is returning to Sydney from 11 to 14 September 2023 to put the spotlight on key sponsors' new interactive innovations and technology to improve the food manufacturing sector. 

Sydney-based space technology company Spiral Blue has partnered with the University of Sydney to kickstart the TOLIMAN Space Telescope Mission, an initiative that will apply artificial intelligence in astronomy research and exoplanet detection. 

Adelaide-based clean energy technology company entX is set to change the landscape of sustainable energy solutions that will power future space missions through a new partnership between iLAuNCH Trailblazer universities, the University of South Australia (UniSA) and the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ).

Laser technology manufacturer ActionLaser is entering the global market for plastic recycling machinery thanks to a collaborative project backed by the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) and the federal government. 

Australian plant-based protein manufacturer Harvest B has signed a distribution agreement with fourth-generation family-owned, food distribution business Dunninghams to bring novel plant proteins to New Zealand.

Australian startup The Boxed Beverage Company has teamed up with food and beverage packaging giant Tetra Pak for the launch of Waterbox, a sustainably-packaged alkaline water sourced from Cottonwood Springs in Victoria. 

Counter-UAS solutions manufacturer DroneShield has announced the debut of its target area-specific Satellite Denial Systems for disrupting drones, as well as an early order from a defence customer.

Six Monash researchers have been awarded a combined total of more than $5.9 million through the Australian Research Council Future Fellowships scheme for 2023, including Dr Yuman Zhu, whose research focuses on 3D printing technology to manufacture new titanium alloy components.

A new report from Australia's national science agency CSIRO and the Tech Council of Australia has shed light on the location of the country's burgeoning tech industry, bringing together extensive data from throughout the country to map and characterise the various digital tech clusters that are now developing.

A University of Adelaide researcher has secured $5 million in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation to develop a Training Centre for Battery Recycling.