Defence & Aerospace

Submarine building South Australia. | Newreel

New framework for $159 billion shipbuilding spend

A long-term plan to invest almost $160 billion in continuous naval shipbuilding in Australia has been released. Federal Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
Read more 20 December 2024
RAAF F-35A. | Newsreel

F-35A fleet complete as final aircraft arrive

Australia’s fleet of F-35A Lightning II aircraft is now complete with the final nine planes arriving this week. Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, said
Read more 19 December 2024
Tomahawk Missile being fired off ship. | Newsreel

Tomahawk firing puts Navy in group of three

Australia’s defence force has become the third in the world to acquire and fire a Tomahawk cruise missile. Federal Defence Minister Richard Marles said HMAS Brisbane,
Read more 10 December 2024
Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 - Newsreel

NASA moon mission pushed back a year

NASA has announced that its planned landing of astronauts on the moon has been pushed back a year to 2027. This followed concerns that more work was needed on the Orion
Read more 9 December 2024
Goat farmer. | Newsreel

Update to Australian Core Skills Occupation List

Calling all goat farmers, print journalists and tour guides. Australia needs you. The trio of professions are among the more than 450 occupations listed on the Federal
Read more 4 December 2024
Brisbane, Queensland. | Newsreel

Business urges unity to leverage Brisbane 2032 opportunity

Economic growth, innovation, skills development and social impact are the cornerstones of a legacy roadmap developed by Queensland’s peak business body for the
Read more 26 November 2024
Missiles. | Newsreel

Australia and Canada sign missile defence deal

Australia and Canada have signed a $520 million deal to collaborate on research to enhance missile defence capabilities. Australian Federal Defence Minister Richard
Read more 25 November 2024
Deep fake graphic. | Newsreel

Breakthrough in AI-generated deepfake detection

A French advanced technologies company has developed a program to detect AI-generated deepfakes. Thales, which operates in more than 50 countries, including Australia,
Read more 25 November 2024
Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz and Mark Mauceri at the Queensland Futures Institute - Newsreel

Software becoming smarter than humans

The world is entering an “algorithmic revolution” in which computer software is becoming more intelligence than humans, a leading digital researcher says. QUT Chair
Read more 20 November 2024
The MAPHEUS-15 research rocket. | Newsreel

Gut research to unlock gravity’s pull on human health

The effect gravity has on human health will be put to the test through experiments in space, which were launched this week. Researchers from Melbourne’s La Trobe
Read more 13 November 2024