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Australian solar technology company 5B has been selected as the first recipient of funding from the Australian Government’s $1 billion Solar Sunshot Program, administered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). 

Nissan’s Casting Australia Plant in Dandenong South has earned official Australian Made certification, with all its towbars and aluminium castings now bearing the iconic green-and-gold kangaroo logo.

Australia and Japan’s leading engineering minds have released a joint report outlining how their combined technological expertise can drive a global renewable hydrogen sector, offering a roadmap for job creation, industrial decarbonisation, and bilateral economic growth.

Australian Made Week returned for its fifth year with local businesses joining forces to highlight the quality and creativity of homegrown products through a nationwide social media campaign.

Inner West residents now have another convenient option to recycle their eligible drink containers with the installation of a new Return and Earn machine at Norton Plaza in Leichhardt.

Four Charles Darwin University (CDU) Master of Data Science students have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model capable of detecting and classifying road signs with more than 90 per cent accuracy, demonstrating the potential for AI to improve road safety and infrastructure monitoring.

Australia’s most outstanding industry-research collaborations have been recognised at the 2025 Excellence in Innovation Awards, presented by Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology.

A pioneering research and development company, Emergence Quantum, has been launched by a University of Sydney team of quantum physicists with a long-standing collaboration with Microsoft Quantum. 

Engineers from Monash University have developed a new type of water-based flow battery that could help Australian households store rooftop solar energy more safely, efficiently, and affordably than current lithium-ion systems.

More than $500 million in direct industry investment has been unlocked through the Australian Government’s Trailblazer Universities Program to fast-track research and development in priority sectors such as defence, space, clean energy, and critical minerals, according to a recent announcement.