For almost a decade, researchers have been gathering evidence that the social media platform Facebook disproportionately amplifies low-quality content and misinformation. So it was something of a ...

More than 890 billion plastic bottles are produced every year, and more than 80 percent of these are not recycled, ending up in landfill or the ocean. In total, more than half of plastics ever made ...

The corporate regulator did not adequately review the impact of its recommended increase to the wholesale investor threshold, conceding on Friday that it had relied on its own judgement to make a call ...

A space industry strategy has been launched by the Western Australian government to drive greater economic diversity through space research commercialisation and technology transfer. Released on ...

Change must start at the top, with upskilling of Australian executives and leaders. As consumers, Australians are world-leading in adopting new technologies. But our businesses, and their corporate ...

South Australian public sector stalwart Josh Wheeler has been appointed the chief executive of Green Industries SA as the circular economy agency prepares to release a new strategic plan. Mr Wheeler ...

The rapid advancement of generative AI is challenging long-held notions of expertise and mastery. The traditional belief, epitomised by Malcolm Gladwell’s “10,000-hour rule” – that expertise demands ...

Australia has edged closer to cross-border acceptance of digital driver’s licences after a prototype verification platform designed to bring common standards into effect was successfully road-tested ...

Orange-based biomanufacturer Cauldron Ferm has landed Queensland government support to develop the first precision fermentation contract manufacturing facility in the Asia-Pacific. The automated ...

Atlassian, CSL and Cochlear are the biggest users of Australia’s research and development tax incentive, with the software giant alone claiming more than $200 million of activity a year, according to ...

The Australian National University plans to cut annual operating costs by a quarter of a billion dollars before 2026, as original plans to escape mounting deficits by raising student numbers has been ...

The Arnhem Space Centre, run by Equatorial Launch Australia, is the country’s only commercial spaceport, and is located near the town of Nhulunbuy, which has a population of just over 3000. The centre ...