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Mini-moon captured temporarily from space

The Earth will have a new “mini-moon” for the next two months with a small asteroid being captured in the planet’s gravitational pull. The Asteroid, known as

Push to launch local rocket motor industry

The Federal Government has put up $22 million to develop a home-grown rocket motor manufacturing capability. Defence Minister Pat Conroy said the Government was seeking

Housing supply focus ignores allocation opportunity

Australian housing policies need to address allocation, not just supply, to overcome the current crisis. Speaking at an industry forum, ANZ Chief Economist Richard

Aussies in Antarctica helping to put people on Mars

Australians working in Antarctica are helping prepare astronauts for future missions to Mars. Australian Antarctic Division Chief Medical Officer Dr Jeff Ayton said

Unexpected costs hit small business owners hard

Australian small businesses faced billions of dollars in unexpected costs in the past year, impacting the mental health of the majority of owners. In new CommBank

Businesses fear new IR laws risk productivity

New industrial laws, which come into effect today, risk economic productivity, according to the Business Council of Australia. Business Council Chief Executive Bran

AUKUS in practice as Aussies work on US sub in west

The first operational component of the AUKUS partnership in Australia is under way with a United States nuclear-powered submarine arriving in Western Australia for

$850m to manufacture missiles in Australia

Australian will manufacture its own missiles with $850m committed to building a new facility in northern New South Wales. The Federal Government will partner with

This week is once in a blue moon

We are told that rare things happen “once in a blue moon”. Over the next three days, there will indeed be a blue moon. According to NASA, the moon event this week is

Boost for light-weight lithium batteries

An innovative Brisbane tech company has been awarded $1.7 million to fast-track development of a light-weight lithium battery. Li-S Energy will use the Federal Industry

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