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Border won't close: Agriculture minister

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Australia will not slam shut its border to arrivals from Indonesia amid an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says.

Liberals weigh up options for party leader

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The Liberal Party is taking stock in the wake of an election defeat but is turning its focus to a replacement for Scott Morrison as leader.

Labor sworn in as seat count continues

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The new Labor government will hit the ground running following the election as the exact make up of parliament remains unclear.

States hold line on Omicron lockdowns

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison used Tuesday's national cabinet to urge state and territory leaders to stick to their reopening plans, despite Omicron raising anxieties about the virus.

Australia's Afghan rescue effort ramps up

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Australia has now evacuated about 2,650 people from Afghanistan, but danger in Kabul is growing with a deadline for the rescue operation looming.

Australia completes Afghan rescue flight

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Australia will ramp up rescue flights from Afghanistan after its first successful journey extracted more than 20 people from the war-torn nation.

Australia, allies accuse China of hacking

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Australia has joined the US and other allies in accusing China of masterminding a global hacking campaign using contract criminals.

Vaccine shipment boosts troubled rollout

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Australia's troubled vaccine rollout has been given a much-needed boost with the arrival of one million Pfizer doses.

Parliament passes port security crackdown

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Laws to ban serious criminals from accessing secure areas at airports and seaports have passed both houses of parliament.

Indian travel pause cuts positive caseload

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The pause in flights out of India has dramatically halted the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in quarantine in Australia.

Cash to AG, Porter to industry

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Michaelia Cash will be attorney-general, Linda Reynolds will take responsibility for the NDIS, and Christian Porter will be industry minister, after a federal cabinet reshuffle today.

EcoGraf gets major project status

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The federal government has granted major project status to EcoGraf's proposed $98 million battery graphite facility in Kwinana, one day after unveiling a long-term plan to boost Australia's critical minerals sector.

PM outlines resources growth plan

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The federal government has released details of a 10-year plan aimed at boosting Australia's resources technology and critical minerals sectors.

$1.6m grant for WA recycling project

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A construction and demolition waste recycling project led by Perth-based Sycamore Civil Group has been awarded $1.65 million as part a federal government initiative to promote collaborations.

Major project status for Pilbara hydrogen

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Major project status has been granted to the Asian Renewable Energy Hub, a 15 gigawatt green hydrogen project backed by Vestas.

Mardie granted major project status

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BCI Minerals' Mardie Salt and Potash project has been awarded major project status, one month after a definitive feasibility study valued the prospective mine at $1.2 billion.

$6m for WA space industry

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Processing data from the space industry could bring benefits to farmers and emergency services, according to the team from the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, which has been awarded $1.5 million from the federal government to create a new national space data analysis centre.

Agrimin project granted major status

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The federal government has granted Perth company Agrimin major status for its Mackay potash project in Western Australia for an initial three-year period.

WA manufacturers win $2.5m in funding

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Fourteen Western Australian businesses have received financial support through the federal government's manufacturing modernisation fund.

$40m for hydrogen, LNG research centre

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The federal government today announced significant investments in the energy sector, with the awarding of $69.5 million to two new cooperative research centres, and the launch of the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre.

Curtin research secures $1.4m ARC funding

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Curtin University will get new equipment to support space and health research after receiving $1.4 million in government funding through the Australian Research Council (ARC).

WA-based filtration company awarded $292k federal grant

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Environmental Water Solutions has been awarded a $292,961 federal grant courtesy of the Accelerating Commercialisation fund, the only Western Australia-based company to benefit from the latest roun

Battery HQ for Curtin, $110m project build deal awarded

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The federal government has allocated $25 million towards a battery industry research initiative to be headquartered at Curtin University, while the Bentley-based university today announced it had awarded the main construction contract for a $110 million development.

WA-based agtech startup secures federal grant

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Agtech startup Laconik has received a federal government grant, the only Western Australian-based business out of 15 across the country to receive a portion of a $5.3 million round of funding.

Woodside signs deal with space agency

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Woodside Energy and the Australian Space Agency (ASA) have signed a statement of strategic intent and cooperation, which is aimed at promoting technology transfer between the space sector and the oil and gas industry.

Australia signs treaty to construct Square Kilometre Array

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Australia has joined six other nations in signing a treaty committing to the construction of the world's most powerful telescope, the Square Kilometre Array.

CRC funding prioritises 'critical' minerals

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The federal government's latest research funding round will focus on minerals including lithium, cobalt and titanium in an effort to boost Australia's resources sector.