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Back to school for Science Week

More than 350 Australian schools are welcoming Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) professionals into their classrooms – virtually and physically –...
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$2.3m boost to tackle youth alcohol and drug abuse

University of Queensland work to reduce the risk of alcohol, tobacco and other drug-related harm among young people has benefited from $2.31...
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Grants help Australian researchers and SMEs go global

Eighteen Australian researchers and 11 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) will share in $1.4 million in government grants to meet and collaborate with global...
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Research & Development Tax Incentive

The Government is committed to helping Australian businesses innovate using technology by piloting a new user-focused approach to simplify the language and...
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Expanding STEM options for all Australian students

Australian students have new options at their fingertips with the launch of a national searchable database of science, technology, engineering and mathematics...
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Major National Science Week events at Ballarat

Federation University Australia has announced the Ballarat STEM Network will be launched at the Mt Helen Campus on Wednesday, 16 August 2017,...
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Senate passes telecommunications sector security reforms

The Senate has passed the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 to significantly enhance the security of our critical telecommunications infrastructure.
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Innovative technology converts commercial vehicles

The Government, through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, is providing $5 million in finance to help automotive technology manufacturer SEA Electric convert...
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Get FactsThursday, August 17th, 2017 at 6:45pm

A new international study has measured the effect of loud sounds on migrating humpback whales as concern grows as oceans become noisier.

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Get FactsWednesday, August 16th, 2017 at 5:40pm

The Victorian Government is preparing students across Victoria to be cyber ready through the state’s Victorian Cyber Schools Skills Challenge, which kicked off in August 2017.

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Get FactsTuesday, August 15th, 2017 at 6:36pm

Dr Kai Chan from the ANU Research School of Biology has been named 2017 ACT Scientist of the Year by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA at a ceremony as part of National Science Week.

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Get FactsMonday, August 14th, 2017 at 6:44pm

Kids might turn their noses up at brussels sprouts, but how will they react to being served a fried house cricket?

Young Tassie Scientist Shasta Henry will be putting kids to the taste test at the George Town Bigger Science Expo, and can’t wait to see the results.

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Get FactsFriday, August 11th, 2017 at 6:07pm

The Sunshine Coast’s plant diversity has helped University of Queensland researchers confirm that nurture has the upper hand – at least when it comes to plant microbes.

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Get FactsThursday, August 10th, 2017 at 6:46pm

Hopes of finding an early-warning signal for ovarian cancer have been boosted by a protein discovery at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).

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Get FactsWednesday, August 9th, 2017 at 6:50pm

With pest animals estimated to cost the Australian economy up to $1 billion a year, CSIRO scientists have developed a humane new technology that could help save Australian farmers’ crops and livelihoods.

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Get FactsTuesday, August 8th, 2017 at 5:31pm

QUT researchers and Australian biotech company HFPA are hoping to turn a native Australian plant into a major new antibiotic after discovering the plant possesses antibacterial activity equivalent to some antibiotics currently used to treat Golden Staph infections.

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Get FactsMonday, August 7th, 2017 at 5:20pm

International researchers have travelled to Townsville to the National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) as part of cutting edge research to help save the world’s fish.

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Get FactsFriday, August 4th, 2017 at 6:00pm

A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Tasmania has developed a new method for assessing the health of fragile Antarctic vegetation using drones, which they say could be used to improve the efficiency of ecological monitoring in other environments as well.

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New method faster, more efficient and less damaging to the environment. A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Tasmania has developed a new method for assessing the health of fragile Antarctic vegetation using drones, which they say could be used to impro...

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News and Views

Industry PHD to accelerate business and research working together

Back to school for Science Week

$2.3m boost to tackle youth alcohol and drug abuse

Grants help Australian researchers and SMEs go global

Research & Development Tax Incentive

Expanding STEM options for all Australian students

Major National Science Week events at Ballarat

Senate passes telecommunications sector security reforms

Innovative technology converts commercial vehicles

Digital success

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Industry PHD to accelerate business and research working together

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