Media Releases
Joint media release with Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen MP
Australian industries are being supported to cut more than 1 million tonnes of climate pollution a year with a $91 million investment under the Powering the Regions Fund from the Albanese Government.
BHP’s decision to temporarily suspend its nickel operations in Western Australia due to changing market conditions will have a substantial impact on the workers and communities of Kwinana, Kambalda and Kalgoorlie.
The Albanese Government will provide $13 million in grants to critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia to boost downstream processing and strengthen Australia’s sovereign capabilities.
The Albanese Government is backing Australian science and giving young people the opportunity to engage in hands-on STEM creativity and learning.
Australian and Indian researchers will again unite to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues, with Round 15 of the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) backing five projects worth a total of $3.8 million.
The Australian Government has appointed Michael Quigley AM as Chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Board for a four-year term.
Australia’s resources and energy export earnings are forecast to normalise over the next two years as commodity prices return to long-term levels following the price spike after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Joint media release with Minister for Emergency Management, Senator the Hon Murray Watt and Minister for Financial Services, the Hon Stephen Jones MP
Building Ministers have agreed to add climate resilience as an objective of the Australian Building Codes Board.
Joint media release with The Hon Mark Butler, Minister for Health and Aged Care.
The Albanese Government is investing almost $30 million in research into new ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve access to health services and ensure our health system remains world class.
Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic will today convene a roundtable with prefabrication and modular construction industry representatives to discuss opportunities for growth.