The Australian government boosted its funding to AU$76 million to encourage partnerships between university researchers and the industry. The fund forms part of the AU$1.1 billion National Innovation and Science Agenda.
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The Australian Road Research Board said that that the first trials of the semi-automated vehicles on Melbourne's EastLink have just been completed.
A recent research by the Australian Automobile Association noted on the difference on fuel efficiency and gas emissions of lab tests by car manufacturers and the commissioned real-world tests. The research found that the cars may be dirtier and less fuel efficient than what the manufacturers claim.
Here is how Australia's household debt binge has left the country vulnerable as economy shrinks.
The Parliament passed the new VET Student Loans program with the aim to overhaul the vocational education sector which faced scandals over the past years. The new scheme is a replacement to the troubled VET FEE-HELP scheme.
A relocation deal had been struck between Australia and the United States for immigrants being detained in offshore jails after trying to enter the state by boat.
For some Australians, the generation’s kind of lifestyle and a high cost of living have the tendency to compromise the drive for a healthier living together with efficient budgeting.
Immigrants who are currently traveling in the seas to Australia or still planning to do so must reconsider to return to their home lands and not to continue their precarious journey.
Global food delivery service Deliveroo is expanding further in Australia and will soon launch in Brisbane as its third city the country. The expansion came after experiencing a sustained growth in its first two cities since it launched in Australia on November last year.
The Carmichael coal mine run by the Indian company Adani, has been granted three licenses to mine in the heart of Queensland. Due to the devastation that it could bring to the Great Barrier Reef, many environmentalists criticized the government's approval to the coal mine project.
Turnbull is switching to a greener Australia avdocating the use of clean energy. The government will support Clean Energy Finance Corp. and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and develops Clean Energy Innovation Fund worth A$1 billion.
Domino’s Pizza has unveiled an exciting way to deliver their hot and sumptuous pizza. The pizza chain introduces Domino’s Robotic Unit or DRU, which can hold up to ten pizzas and travels at 20 km/h.
Australian tech companies are heading to Singapore to support their businesses. Some tech companies are expecting Singapore to be one of the startups landing pads established by the Australian government to help companies access the global business network.
Shark Mitigation System is going public and will list in the Australian Securities and Exchange with high hopes of becoming a 'global player' in the global shark and marine technologies.
GasBuddy has been introduced today in Australia where it runs in the US since 2004. GasBuddy users just need to submit their seen petrol prices at gas station and they will have the chance to win $100 voucher worth of free gas in the daily draw. The app is free and is accessible through Android and iOS smartphones.
