Australia is another step closer to helping create the world’s largest radio telescope, which will allow further exploration of the universe while creating jobs in Western Australia and growing the economy. Australia has today ratified the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory Convention. Under the Convention, WA will host 130,000 antennas and South Africa the 200…
Previous Australian of the Year Professor Michelle Simmons will help steer Australia’s national science agency, with the quantum physicist among a series of appointments to the CSIRO board. Professor Simmons has been appointed for five years. Chairman David Thodey AO has been reappointed Chairman of the Board for 12 months. Kathryn Fagg AO has been…
Topics: COVID-19 vaccine E&OE: Natalie Barr: Well the Government has struck two coronavirus vaccine deals. They’ll give Australia access to potential treatments from both the University of Queensland and Oxford University. Both vaccines are in advanced stages of testing. The agreements are worth $1.7 billion, and would secure around 85 million doses which would be…
A free COVID-19 vaccine will be available progressively throughout 2021 in Australia, if promising trials prove successful, following a $1.7 billion supply and production agreement between the Australian Government and pharmaceutical companies. Under the agreement, the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca and the University of Queensland/CSL will provide more than 84.8 million vaccine doses for the Australian…
World-first research funded by the Morrison Government is paving the way for a critical forecasting service that could provide warnings of marine heatwaves months in advance. Minister for Environment Sussan Ley said the $300,000 joint research project by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, was an important step towards providing Australia’s marine industries with advanced…
Topics: Gold Coast industries, emissions reduction, Labor divisions, COVID-19 vaccine, border restrictions E&OE: Angie Bell: Well it’s a very important day here on the Gold Coast at the Reimagine Jobs, Skills and Industry Forum and we’re very pleased to be here at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre to bring together industry leaders across…
Topics: COVID-19 vaccine, border restrictions E&OE: Deborah Knight: Karen Andrews is the Minister for Science and Industry, she’s on the line for us now. Minister, thanks for joining us. Karen Andrews: It’s a pleasure, Deb. Deborah Knight: An exciting development, but it’s still not quite set in stone, is it? It’s still a Letter of…
Topics: COVID-19 vaccine agreement E&OE: Fran Kelly: Every single Australian will receive a free COVID vaccine under a deal struck with the British based drug company AstraZeneca. The Morrison Government says we will be among the first in the world to be inoculated against the COVID-19 virus, if Phase 3 trials show that the vaccine…
Topics: COVID-19 vaccine, science jobs E&OE: Fran Kelly: The Russian Government’s fast-tracked approval of a COVID-19 vaccine certainly raised eyebrows around the world, but the race is on to find a vaccine and then roll it out. And here in Australia, the Federal Government this week called on Australian companies with the capacity to manufacture…
Topics: COVID-19 vaccine request for information, aviation industry, COVIDSafe app and personal protective equipment E&OE: Karen Andrews: The health and safety of Australians is the Morrison Government’s number one priority. We have been searching for a number of months now for vaccine candidates so that we are able to deal with this COVID crisis. We…