Topics: Personal background, Parliament House culture, energy mix, space sector, Facebook E&OE: Chris Smith: I was in Canberra during the week to interview Karen Andrews, the Federal Minister. And I notice from conversations with women in Parliament House that they are demanding a change in the culture there, and they expect it to happen from…
Topics: Aussie-made rocket fuel E&OE: Karen Andrews: Well, it’s an absolute pleasure to be here today. The Morrison Government is fuelling job creation. We are supporting Australia’s space sector to absolutely take off. So right here today, we have the first commercial rocket that was launched using Australian-made solid-state rocket fuel. So this is a…
Topics: Australian manufacturing amid COVID-19 E&OE: Virginia Trioli: It is a clear and stated bias of mine. I think I was open about that from the day I took this program that ever since my early days as a business reporter, I’m a big fan of having some kind of industry policy, of having a…
Australia and New Zealand have agreed to partner together to rollout new satellite technology that will be able to pinpoint a location on Earth to within 10 centimetres, unlocking more than $7.5 billion in benefits for industries on both sides of the Tasman. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern committed…
The Morrison Government is continuing to develop opportunities for Australian businesses to create jobs in the space sector, with the Australian Space Agency signing agreements with three international space agencies and a major industry player. The agreements with the German Aerospace Centre, Italian Space Agency, New Zealand Space Agency and Maxar Technologies were signed alongside…
Launching into space and returning to Earth has been given a boost thanks to the latest regulatory changes to Australia’s space legislation. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the updated regulatory framework is part of the Government’s plan to triple the size of the space sector, add another $12 billion annually to…