Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Week 2 of National Safe Work Month zeroes in on workers’ mental health

Safe Work Australia’s National Safe Work Month 2023 kicks off its second week, with the celebration now focused on protecting workers’ mental health.

Sparc Technologies shows potential of graphene to treat polluted water

Sparc graphene's ability to absorb PFAS contaminants improved by up to 100% after the first round of testing, showing promise for use in environmental...

Sphere brings HubT drone manufacturing in-house to speed deployments

Sphere, an Australian full-stack technology and services provider with offices across Australia,  says a move to bring manufacturing of its HubT autonomous drone hardware fully in-house is central to a series of upgrades aimed at improving deployment speed and reliability. 

5E Advanced Materials achieves first production of boric acid

5E Advanced Materials, an ASX-listed boron and lithium company proudly, announced today the successful commencement of boric acid production by its operations team.

ARENA backs Monash grid storage market study with $495,000 investment

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has allocated $495,000 to support a desktop study to be conducted by the Monash Energy Institute’s Grid Innovation...

Quantum Brilliance and ParityQC to lead dev’t of mobile quantum computer

Germany’s Cyber Agency has awarded a contract to Australian-German company Quantum Brilliance and ParityQC to develop what it claims as the world’s first mobile quantum computer by 2027. 

NT gov’t opens round 2 of recycling fund for infrastructure projects

An additional round of funding under the Recycling Modernisation Fund has been made available by the Northern Territory (NT) Government to address waste infrastructure gaps in regional and remote areas of Australia. 

Consultation for Hydrogen Headstart program development begins

The Australian Government has kicked off the consultation for the development of its $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program, which will deliver a step change in Australia’s renewable hydrogen production. 

Australia looks into mandatory guardrails to ensure safe, responsible AI

The Australian government is considering imposing mandatory regulations for artificial intelligence development and deployment in high-risk settings in response to the Safe and Responsible AI in Australia consultation. 

Weld Australia: New national policy needed to boost renewable energy manufacturing

Industry representative Weld Australia has called for the establishment of a national policy framework that will guarantee a strong pipeline of work to attract investments in building a sovereign renewable energy manufacturing capability. 
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