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Expressions of interest now open for NT’s larger-scale renewables target

Jacana Energy, Northern Territory's largest electricity retailer, is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the supply of up to 100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy for the Darwin-Katherine region.

ModnPods expands manufacturing facility after securing QIC funding

Gold Coast innovator ModnPods is ramping up production by officially opening a new modular pod factory in Arundel that will potentially produce up to 200 modular pods, including some purpose-built government employee housing.

Advanced manufacturers to share latest tech at upcoming Qld event

The fourth annual Inside Advanced Manufacturing showcase, taking place from 4 to 15 September 2023, will bring together Queensland’s leading advanced manufacturers to discuss the strategies and technology that have changed their businesses to be internationally competitive. 

Public feedback sought for $40 million Critical Technologies Challenge Program

The Australian government has kickstarted a public consultation for the $40.2 million Critical Technologies Challenge program, which, along with the Australian Centre for Quantum Growth program, aims to help the nation stay at the forefront of quantum development. 

Australian business activity slows in July with modest drop in new orders – Judo Bank

Business activity across Australian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has recorded another marginal decline as the seasonally adjusted Judo Bank Australia SME Business Activity Index fell to 49.1 in July, down from 49.6 in June.

CIMIC’s software dev’t firm enters innovation partnership with Torrens University Australia

IDD Tech, CIMIC Group’s software development company, and Torrens University Australia have established a research and innovation partnership that will combine IDD Tech's proficiency in integrated digital delivery software solutions with the university’s entrepreneurial research and innovation leaders. 

Victoria announces latest grant recipients to boost local defence manufacturing

The Victorian government has unveiled the Round 2 recipients of the Victorian Land Systems Fund– Supply Chain Uplift Program, an initiative aimed at helping local businesses compete for and win major manufacturing defence contracts and boost the state’s local defence capabilities. 

Researchers one step closer to 3D printing human organs with new method

A group of bioengineers and biomedical scientists from the University of Sydney and the Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) at Westmead has developed an advanced environment for constructing tissue that replicates the architecture of an organ using 3D photolithographic printing.

Local companies named finalists for WA Innovator of Year 2023

Seventeen candidates have been selected across five categories in the WA Innovator of the Year Awards 2023, with winners sharing a prize pool of over $200,000 to be announced in November.

Victorian gov’t seeks industry feedback on zero emissions bus rollout

The Victorian government has launched a new consultation paper to inform its plan to roll out zero-emissions buses as part of its efforts to achieve net zero goals by 2045. 
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