Oct
22
2026
A new and powerful Australian artificial intelligence model can comb through data from confidential pharmaceutical trials – both failed and successful – to help big pharma companies avoid wasting their resources on already investigated dead ends. Australian start-up Qubigen developed the AI algorithm that can learn from confidential medical, chemical and biological data and help …read more
Oct
22
2026
An intentionally lit fire in a Queensland backpackers’ hostel in 2000 killed 15 people and eventually led to an improved fire safety system across the state. “That was our genesis,” says Scott Jackson, CEO of the safety technology company Locatrix, which offers an integrated platform connecting geospatially accurate indoor floor plans, site-specific emergency training and …read more
Oct
14
2026
Giant power retailer EnergyAustralia will go to surprising lengths to help struggling customers. Assistance might include replacing an energy-guzzling old washing machine with a new and efficient model, or providing a family with uniform vouchers to reduce the number of washes needed in a week, and even eliminating over-reliance on a tumble-dryer by clearing a …read more
Sep
30
2026
The ongoing artificial intelligence upheaval and the challenges of climate change loom large in university business school research projects, and Monash University has taken on both. Ranked the best business school for Research in the 2026 Financial Review Best Business Schools, Monash increasingly co-designs research projects with stakeholders from the bottom up, ensuring research is …read more
Sep
3
2026
The Virtual Energy Network now operating at the Port of Brisbane provides all participants with solar power generated on site, reducing power bills and limiting emissions. Power generated by solar panels at the port is shared virtually across the network of port tenants by a complex online platform matching real-time power use and power generation …read more
Sep
3
2026
Australians bought an average of 55 new garments in 2024 and much of this clothing made the short journey from retailer to owner to rubbish bin. More than 880 million of these garments – totalling about 220,000 tonnes – wound up in Australian landfill. The Seamless Circular Clothing Textiles Fund, winner of the Australian Financial …read more
Aug
19
2026
Considered the most lucrative Australian university research commercialisation agreement ever negotiated, the 2025 deal for exclusive rights to the University of Queensland’s virus clamp technology has huge potential for vaccine development. Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi bought the university’s spin-off company Vicebio, with the rights to the clamp technology, for US$1.15 billion (A$1.6 billion) up-front and potential on-going payments of …read more
Aug
19
2026
Within weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, student teachers from the Monash Virtual School were offering online lessons to Ukrainian school-students studying in bomb shelters and displaced homes. The school helps to fill educational gaps – offering free tuition by the university’s student teachers and academics and providing a way for tens of thousands of …read more
Jul
22
2026
Investors and analysts remain wary of ASX-listed insurers, concerned earnings are at a cyclical peak after years of strong returns. “The market tends to reward earnings recovery where it looks repeatable,” said Janice How, professor of finance at the Queensland University of Technology. “In insurance, that means disciplined pricing and careful risk management, not just …read more
Jul
22
2026
Subsidised property insurance an important way to address the increasingly urgent problem of ballooning property insurance costs in high-risk regions, according to experts in the field. A scheme of that nature would keep home-owners in the insurance net but it would affect the price signal, said Paula Jarzabkowski, professor of Strategic Management at the University …read more