Oct
6
2026
Artificial intelligence has become an essential tool for Australia’s defence forces, a game-changing capability increasingly deployed by the military and defence industry. As anxiety about AI stretches around the world, accelerated by warnings from AI company leaders, it has become essential for all Australian organisations and particularly the Australian Defence Force to work with trusted …read more
Oct
6
2026
It’s a big bet on the future of naval warfare: the development of a small and autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV), licensed and built by small Australian shipyards for a fraction of the cost of the more usual naval ships. The Leidos Sea Archer, enabled by artificial intelligence, with a range of 1500 nautical miles …read more
Sep
23
2026
Construction began on Fortescue’s Turner River solar farm in the red dirt of Western Australia’s Pilbara in May. Expected to be completed by 2028, Turner River is the fourth and final solar energy plant in the mining company’s plan to switch to renewable energy for all its terrestrial iron ore operations.
Sep
23
2026
After a long haul, the last stage 2 turbine was finally installed at the massive Golden Plains wind farm in Victoria in July. Expected to be Australia’s largest renewable power wind farm when it is finished, Golden Plains’ projected energy transmission will power 765,000 homes. About 60 kilometres north-west of Geelong and spread over nearly …read more
Sep
22
2026
Owned by Australians with products made in Australia, the Moduplay Group has proved remarkably successful over the years – designing, making and installing playgrounds for schools, councils and property developers across Australia, and expanding year on year.
Sep
22
2026
Companies in the booming artificial-intelligence field have a massive appetite for the world’s purest aluminium materials, produced by an Australian firm in Queensland. Now set to expand to a facility 30 times the size of its current operation, Alpha HPA uses solvent extraction to produce ultra high-purity aluminium materials, undetectable levels of thorium and uranium.
Jun
16
2026
Angel Flight has been flying rural Australians into cities for important medical and social reasons since 2003. Without a cent of government funding, the charity has helped country people get the healthcare city-dwellers take for granted: ongoing medical treatment for serious illnesses such as cancer and auto-immune disease, post-surgery rehabilitation, gynaecological and obstetrics screenings, as …read more
Jun
16
2026
After more than 140 Angel Flight trips to Sydney for melanoma treatment, Rose Fletcher was given a formal all-clear this year. She was ready to relax for a while. Then she found a tumour on her knee. It’s been a hard journey. After 30 years’ hard work as a nurse at Warren hospital in central …read more
Jun
2
2026
Defence has received more than 25 co-investment proposals in the three months since the Advanced Capabilities Investment Fund (ACIF) was launched, demonstrating broad support for the new financing model. Designed to boost the domestic defence industry, the ACI Fund offers co-contributions of up to $500m to encourage private sector investment in defence and in dual-use …read more
May
26
2026
Australia will invest billions of dollars in autonomous weapons systems over the next decade while simultaneously taking part in international negotiations to restrict and control their use. Autonomous weapons systems – particularly drones – have been deployed in Gaza, Sudan, the Red Sea and in the US-Iran conflict, and with deadly effect during the Ukraine-Russia …read more