Solar farm approval at the speed of light (sort of)
A Queensland solar farm project, designed to minimise environmental impact, has been approved in less than three weeks.
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt said the
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Aussie quantum clock leaves rivals, and GPS, all at sea
A quantum clock built for the Australia Defence Force, as a back-up to GPS, has outperformed rivals and the Global Positioning System itself.
Developed at the University
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It’s a crime to deny how the AFP lit up Hollywood
Forty years ago the Australian Federal Police (AFP) invented a device which has changed the face of global forensics and Hollywood.
The iconic blue Polilight, featured
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Robodebt inquiry recommendations yet to be implemented
Key recommendations from the Robodebt Royal Commission are yet to be implemented two years after the findings were handed to Government.
ACOSS Program Director of Social
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Extra boost to Cyclone Alfred recovery efforts
Almost $170 million in extra funding has been promised for restoration efforts in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Both the Queensland and Federal governments have
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Extra $432 million to support renewable hydrogen
More than $400 million has been granted to a renewable hydrogen project in New South Wales.
ARENA CEO Darren Miller said Orica’s Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub (HVHH) was
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No clean water in Queensland town since December
A Central Queensland community which has not had access to drinkable water for more than seven months will see $18 million spent upgrading its water
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Plate filling up at Coast’s premier food and drink festival
Some of the biggest events at this year’s signature Sunshine Coast food and drink festival have already sold out, but organisers are confident there is still plenty on
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Ghost stores rise up in the online marketplace
Australian consumers are being duped by an increasing number of ‘ghost stores’, where overseas companies pass themselves off as local operations.
The Australian
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Looking to nature to better prepare for disasters
A North Queensland trial is one of four under way across the country to test nature-based defences against natural disaster.
The First-Nations led cultural fire
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