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Labor hasn’t given up hope of getting its $10b housing fund through the Senate

Labor's flagship multi-billion dollar housing fund could be revived later this year after a federal government minister vowed to push on with

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Labor's stymied $10b housing fund could be revived soon

Federal Labor minister Ed Husic says a housing fund hasn't been abandoned after the government failed to secure the votes needed to get it passed in the Senate.

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Two-thirds of Australians say not enough being done to protect from unsafe AI, as minister called on to act

A report by the peak industry body for artificial intelligence says it is time for government to develop an AI plan and that the lack of one is hampering the industry and exposing Australians to risk.

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Labor backs $15b fund to breath new life into industry

The government is celebrating a major policy win after it secured the votes to pass its $15 billion national reconstruction fund in the Senate.

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Thorpe votes with Coalition on Indigenous land council inquiry – as it happened

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Albanese government's $15 billion manufacturing fund passes Senate – so what does it mean?

The $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund is aimed at broadening Australia's domestic industrial base and reducing the nation's dependence on imports. But how will it do this?

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Labor backs $15b fund to breathe new life into industry

The government is celebrating a major policy win after it secured the votes to pass its $15 billion national reconstruction fund in the Senate.

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Electricity grid needs 10-fold storage increase by 2050

Australia's national electricity market could require a 10 to 14-fold increase in its electricity storage capacity between 2025-2050 to keep up with demand.

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Alan Kohler: Australia’s biotech sector has suddenly got much bigger

It wouldn’t take much of a nudge from the government to create a very vibrant and economically significant biotech industry.

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As Australia faces a ‘hydrogen tipping point’, the energy industry needs smart policies, not huge handouts

The US pouring billions into new technology is a ‘global gamechanger’ Australia must swiftly capitalise on, according to analysts

The Guardian - AU

NASA boss Bill Nelson visits Canberra, amid concerns for Australian space industry's failure to launch

Industry figures privately express concern that Australia's fledgling space industry has lost momentum, as the head of American space agency NASA pays a visit to Canberra.

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Electric car batteries could fuel a $17 billion boost

Making batteries for electric cars and solar storage could create more than 60,000 jobs and nearly $17 billion by 2030 if Australia moves fast, a report says.

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'We're not banning coal and gas': Industry minister

Labor's $15 billion manufacturing fund won't ban coal, gas, or logging. The legislation has passed the lower house after a deal was struck with the Greens.

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Labor meets Greens demand for ban on reconstruction fund investment in coal, gas and native logging

Deal secures passage of NRF bill through lower house and provides likely pathway to pass it in Senate

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National conversation to put science vision on agenda

Australia's science priorities are being revitalised to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits for Australia.

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Fossil fuel embargo on the table for manufacturing fund

A $15 billion reconstruction fund is hanging in the balance as the government considers a change to stop it giving money to coal and gas projects.

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Federal government starts industry consultations before switching on national battery strategy

The federal government will spend the next few weeks talking to energy storage companies before revealing what it will do to help build more big batteries around the country.

Newcastle Herald

Battery powered growth plan

Work on the Hunter's next large-scale battery manufacturing facility could be underway by the end of the year if demand grows as predicted.

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Tomago to launch national battery energy strategy as government begins consultation in the Hunter

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic will begin consultations for the country's first national battery strategy during a visit to the Hunter on Friday.

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Gas cap rules 'sound and workable': ACCC

The gas industry continues to voice concerns about the design of the government's big stick interventions designed to keep energy prices contained.

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Offshore wind farm zone a 'game changer'

Victoria's south coast will become home to turbine projects with the heavy winds of the Bass Strait offering plenty of wild weather to power Australian homes.

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Australian-first factory to produce plant-based ‘meat’ ingredients

Harvest B aims to provide a plant-based alternatives to meat, by sourcing grain locally and producing food in a new Sydney factory.

The Guardian - AU

Is Labor’s energy price relief plan really a ‘Soviet-style policy’ or an ‘Armageddon’ moment?

With the bill now passed into law, here’s what’s at stake, what is next, and the political backstory of the Australia’s energy price boom

The Guardian - AU

Gas industry attempts to block price caps on fossil fuels shrugged off by Australian government

Crossbenchers express surprise at lack of direct lobbying from resource companies who may have been blindsided by ‘reasonable pricing’ test

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Afternoon Update: Details emerge of shocking Queensland police ambush; Violet Coco granted bail; and Ardern’s hot mic

Tributes flow from state and federal leaders after two police officers and a civilian die in shooting

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