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Galactic image of 200 million stars 10 years in the making

A photograph 10 years in the making and featuring 200 million stars is helping scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy. University of Washington astronomers

Five-year window to upskill thousands of workers

Almost a quarter of current jobs are expected to “fundamentally change” withing five years, sparking an urgent call to reskill the Australian workforce. The 2025

Call to abolish business R&D expenditure threshold

Abolishing the research and development (R&D) expenditure threshold would create a surge in Australian innovation and drive economic growth, according to the

Business advice to avoid criminal underpayment risk

The Fair Work Ombudsman has assured business owners only intentional underpayment of staff will be pursued under new criminal laws, which came into effect on January

New one-step climate-neutral metal production process

A new way to produce metal and alloys has been developed which would make a process responsible for 10 percent of the world CO2 emissions climate-neutral. Scientists

Space in 2025. From the Moon to Mars and beyond

By Zhenbo Wang In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa. SpaceX’s Starship achieved its

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

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

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,

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

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