The South Australian government satellite Kanyini has been successfully launched to space but is also healthy and thriving, according to Inovor Technologies. A venture between the state and Inovor, SmartSat CRC, and Myriota, all systems onboard the satellite are nominal, and Kanyini is soaring beyond expectations. According to Inovor: “The first successful ground station pass…
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IT company Insitec and communications and maritime navigation equipment supplier Electrotech Australia have announced their merger, forming a new defence industry entity named Sovereign Capability Group (SCG). According to Jim Bancroft, Chief Growth Officer at Insitec, the move positions SCG as a new local prime systems integrator. “I believe our trusted relationships and strong reputation…
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By Vitomir Kovanovic, University of South Australia Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution, completely reshaping the world as we know it. In March 2023, Goldman Sachs predicted 300 million jobs would be lost or degraded due to…
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Primary steel producer BlueScope Steel today reported FY2024 net profit after tax (NPAT) of $805.7 million – a $203.5 million decrease on FY2023 – the result coming with a warning of challenges ahead. In a statement the Managing Director and CEO Mark Vassella said: “Underlying EBIT for the year was $1.34 billion, representing a solid…
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The federal government has announced $12 million in funding, which it says will help the ten Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) study workforce challenges and identify industry-led responses, in consultation with Jobs and Skills Australia and vocational education and training (VET) industry stakeholders. The announcement on Monday morning came at the beginning of National Skills…
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The obsession of universities with growth through international rankings that attract fee paying foreign students has let Australia fall behind in its ability to create new, breakthrough scientific knowledge. Here Dr John Howard argues that universities talk about ‘punching above our weight’ in publication output, but they have generated only four breakthrough discoveries in the…
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To Geoff Wadsworth, co-CEO of Toowoomba, Queensland based Russell Mineral Equipment, resilience is having the right supply chain, and the right materials, skills and capabilities to make sure you can satisfy customer needs when they want them. A speaker at @AuManufacturing’s upcoming webinar – Lessons in Resilience – to Geoff that means not only optimising…
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Three Australian made satellites were launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-11 Mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3.30 ACST this morning. The launch on a Falcon rocket is a milestone for the Australian space sector with satellites Kanyini, Waratah Seed, and Cuava-2 now ready to be deployed into orbit Kanyini is the first State…
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Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) at Macquarie University has delivered its Malya thermal camera system to Queensland-based rocket manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies which is scheduled to launch it into orbit next year. The space-qualified Malya payload consists of two thermal infrared cameras and an edge computer from Sydney-based tech company Spiral Blue. AAO cut years off…
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Mining and green energy company Fortescue has begun works at its Green Metal Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Located at the Green Energy Hub at Christmas Creek, the US$50 million project is expected to produce more than 1,500 tonnes per annum of green metal, with first production anticipated in 2025. The plant…
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