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Australia shores up Pacific treaties as China fires missiles

By Joanne Wallis and Salote Tagivakatini As part of his tour of the Pacific, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a significant defence treaty with his Fijian

$3 million state investment in local drone capacity

The Queensland Government has awarded $3.05 million to veteran-owned EPE Oceania to build drone systems in Brisbane. The project will upgrade and expand an existing

NASA prepares for highly complex human spaceflight

NASA has announced details of the next phase of its Moon program that includes one of the most complex human spaceflights ever undertaken. It has also announced the four

NASA on the verge of charting 100,000 new planets

A powerful new telescope being developed by NASA is expected to reveal more than 100,000 previously uncharted planets outside of our solar system. This will be a major

NASA unveils shopping list of Moon Base equipment

NASA has unveiled its shopping list of equipment needed for the early stages of building its Moon Base. Overnight the agency announced new contracts for lunar rovers for

New Brisbane to Rarotonga air service takes off

Brisbane has strengthened its links into the South Pacific, with new direct flights to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands starting this week. The new Jetstar service operates

Defence tech firm Arkeus relocating to Queensland

Defence manufacturer Arkeus has announced it will relocate to Queensland from Victoria. The company develops AI-powered sensing systems that help drones to detect, track

Coast company deployed for Greek firefighting duties

Sunshine Coast-based McDermott Aviation has started deploying a major aerial firefighting fleet in Greece. It is the seventh consecutive year the company has supported

NIOA extends drone and guided weapon alliances

Brisbane-based NIOA has extended its collaboration with global defence company L3Harris to explore the manufacture of guided weapons components in Australia. It has also

First images of the dark side of the moon

NASA has released the first flyby images of the Moon captured by the Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight. The team conducted a seven-hour flyby of

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