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HMAS Sydney fires Royal Australian Navy’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. | Newsreel

$7 billion missile defence boost for Navy

Australia will spend $7 billion on state-of-the-art long-range missiles systems to beef up the country’s air defences. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said

$245 million worth of tanks headed to Ukraine

Australia will supply almost 50 tanks to Ukraine in the largest contribution to the war effort since the Russian invasion. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said

Businesses late to pay at an increasing rate

Businesses are struggling to pay their bills, with late payments at their highest level in more than three years. The latest CreditorWatch Business Risk Index (BRI)

Mars study fails to confirm ancient biosphere

Latest data from NASA’s Curiosity mission on Mars has failed to find evidence that the planet previously supported life. Samples collected by the Curiosity rover were

Defence hits the mark with Indigenous Procurement

The Australian Department of Defence not only bears the burden of protecting our shores, it is also propping up one of the Federal Government’s major procurement

Jupiter’s moon target for NASA ocean study

The first spacecraft dedicated to studying an ocean beyond Earth is due to blast off this week. NASA’s Europa Clipper, the largest the agency has ever built for a

Millions to drive innovative thinking in SEQ

A new innovation fund has been established through a billion-dollar partnership, involving all three levels of Government, aimed at boosting south-east Queensland. The

New uniform protects troops from chemical attack

A new uniform material to protect soldiers from chemical and biological threats has been developed by Australian scientists (Picture below). Researchers at Australia’s

January deadline for mandated climate reporting

Large Australian businesses have less than four months to ensure systems are in place to produce mandated climate-related reports. Australian Securities and Investments

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

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