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Parental experiences of transition from tertiary neonatal care to a regional special care nursery in an Australian setting
Abstract Background: Preterm infants from regional areas may require transfer to tertiary neonatal intensive care, followed by back-transfer to regional services after clinical stabilisation. Despite this common practice, there is limited research examining parental perceptions of care across tertiary and regional special care nurseries (SCNs), particularly within the Australian context. Understanding these experiences is essential to inform service improvements at a regional level.
New research reveals mental health toll of endometriosis and PMOS
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly 1 in 2 women with endometriosis or polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) report depression, according to new national research, prompting calls for mental health support to be integrated into women's physical health care.
Cloud-Based Artificial Intelligence Classification of Common Intracranial Tumors on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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The 'healthier' drink that isn't: Popular alcoholic beverages found to be ultra-processed despite health claims
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Canned cocktails and hard seltzers are being chosen by health-conscious young people as a safer way to consume alcohol, but new Australian research reveals these products are almost universally ultra-processed, potentially giving consumers a false sense of security and undermining recent declines in alcohol consumption among young people.
Ischemia-Induced Post-Translational Modifications of GLT-1 Mediate Aberrant Trafficking and Impaired Glutamate Uptake
aCSF artificial cerebrospinal fluid CNS central nervous system DIV days in vitro DMEM Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium D-PBS Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline EAAT excitatory amino acid transporter 1 EAAT2 excitatory amino acid transporter 2 EEA1 early endosome antigen 1 GFAP glial fibrillary acidic protein GLAST glutamate–aspartate transporter GLT-1 glutamate transporter-1 ICC immunocytochemistry LDH lactate dehydrogenase MOI multiplicity of infection OGD Oxygen–glucose deprivation OSC:...
FCA priorities report - Key takeaways for asset managers
On 19 March 2026, the FCA published both the Wholesale Buy Side and Wholesales Markets reports, forming part of the nine annual reports intended to replace the FCA’s prior portfolio letter approach for Board and CEOs. The roadmap outlined by the Wholesale Buy Side report (the “Report”) consolidates the FCA’s forward-looking supervisory and policy priorities.
FCA priorities report - Key takeaways for asset managers
On 19 March 2026, the FCA published both the Wholesale Buy Side and Wholesales Markets reports, forming part of the nine annual reports intended to replace the FCA's prior portfolio letter approach for Board and CEOs. The roadmap outlined by the...
‘Toxic’ system failing to provide enough education in youth prisons
Youth prisons are failing to meet legal requirements for education according to new Ministry of Justice data, with some boys in Feltham, Werrington and Wetherby prisons having half the amount of schooling they should. The data also shows that boys in the youth prisons are being kept locked in their cells for around 20 hours each day. It indicates fluctuating standards with Feltham Prison having the lowest teaching of 2.4 hours per week in November 2025.
Police chief warns crime to rise due to prison sentencing reforms
The police chief’s representative body has warned of a 6% surge in crime following proposed reforms to increase the use of community sentences. Despite government efforts to reduce reoffending through the Sentencing Bill, early releases and community sentences are increasing crime rates in the short term according to the National Police Chief’s Council. Proposed reforms involve a presumption against prison sentences under a year with offenders serving their sentence in the community.
Interventions for patients with prostate cancer on active surveillance: a narrative review
5ARI 5α-reductase inhibitor AR androgen receptor ARPI androgen receptor pathway inhibitor AS active surveillance CPG Cambridge Prognostic Group DHT dihydrotestosterone GS Gleason score HR hazard ratio mpMRI multiparametric NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence PCa prostate cancer RCT randomised controlled trial RP radical prostatectomy RT radiotherapy Introduction Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in men in the UK, accounting for 28% of all new...
Australian government approves landmark shipbuilding deal with Austal
The Australian Government has approved a Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement with Austal that will establish the company as the Commonwealth’s strategic shipbuilder for Tier 2 surface combatants at Henderson, Western Australia, according to an announcement on Monday.
Darwin manufacturer secures $650k to develop flatpack steel furniture for remote housing
Darwin Sheet Metal and Laser Cutting has received $650,098 from the Northern Territory Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund to develop innovative flatpack stainless steel furniture targeting remote Aboriginal housing projects, according to an announcement on Tuesday.
Business services drive Australian industrial recovery as manufacturing remains weak
Australian industry showed signs of recovery in July, driven primarily by business services, whilst manufacturing continued to struggle, according to the latest Ai Group Australian Industry Index released on Tuesday. The index improved by 5.8 points to -3.2 seasonally adjusted in July, marking its strongest score in three years. Business services led the recovery, continuing to strengthen since the start of the year and driving the overall industrial improvement.
Nanosonics receives US FDA clearance for next-generation disinfection technology
Infection prevention company Nanosonics has received US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its latest trophon innovation, enabling the commercial launch of trophon3 and trophon2 Plus in the United States, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The new trophon3 technology delivers over 40 per cent faster cycle times compared to previous generations whilst maintaining the highest clinical efficacy standards for patient safety.
Alcoa partners with Japanese firms to explore gallium production in Western Australia
Alcoa of Australia has signed a joint development agreement with Japan Australia Gallium Associates to explore establishing gallium production at one of its Western Australian alumina refineries, according to an announcement on Sunday. The partnership with Japan Australia Gallium Associates, a joint venture between Sojitz Corporation and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security, aims to develop alternative supply chains for the critical mineral currently dominated by Chinese production.
Australian Vanadium secures planning approval for Western Australian processing hub
Australian Vanadium has achieved a key regulatory milestone with planning approval for its vanadium processing facility at Tenindewa, approximately 65 kilometres east of Geraldton, according to an announcement on Sunday. The Western Australian Planning Commission approved the development application for the processing plant, which forms a central component of the company’s integrated vanadium supply chain strategy across Western Australia.
Think tank warns China's industrial subsidies threaten 73,000 Australian smelting jobs
China’s industrial subsidisation spending now exceeds its defence budget and threatens to devastate Australia’s smelting and refining regions unless urgent government intervention occurs, according to a McKell Institute report released on Wednesday. The think tank warned that 73,000 jobs across regional Australia are at risk from Beijing’s “geoeconomic interference”, with some towns potentially losing up to 11 per cent of their population if key facilities close.
Endua secures $4.88m government boost for hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing
Brisbane clean-tech company Endua has secured $4.88 million through the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Program to advance its hydrogen electrolyser technology and expand local manufacturing capabilities, according to an announcement on Monday. The funding supports Endua’s AHEAD project (Advanced Hydrogen Electrolyser for Australian Decarbonisation), which focuses on the company’s proprietary PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyser technology.
BlueScope leads $115bn international consortium eyeing Whyalla Steelworks
BlueScope has formed a massive international consortium with Japanese, Indian and Korean steelmakers to explore acquiring the troubled Whyalla Steelworks, the company announced on Wednesday. The consortium includes Nippon Steel Corporation, JSW Steel and POSCO, collectively representing $115 billion in market capitalisation and total steelmaking capacity of approximately 130 million tonnes.
DroneShield soars with record revenue and massive pipeline growth
Australian counterdrone technology company DroneShield has delivered explosive growth in its latest half-year results, with revenue surging 210 per cent to $72.3 million, according to results released on Monday. The Sydney-based company, which develops AI-powered anti-drone systems for military and civilian applications, reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue of $38.8 million in the second quarter, representing a staggering 480 per cent increase year-on-year.
Bedford forfeits $20m site in bailout deal as new manufacturing hub hangs in balance
Disability services provider Bedford Group will surrender land worth more than $20 million as part of its government bailout, whilst the future of its brand new $45 million manufacturing hub remains uncertain, according to reports on Monday. The Australian Business Network reported Bedford will relinquish its 3.9-hectare Balyana site at Clapham, which houses around 40 people in supported accommodation, in exchange for a $15 million funding injection from the South Australian government.
Mt Isa mayor pleads for government intervention as 17,000 jobs hang in balance
Mount Isa Mayor Peta MacRae has issued an urgent plea to state and federal governments to secure a deal saving the Mount Isa Copper Smelter and Townsville Refinery, warning 17,000 jobs are at risk as mining giant Glencore prepares to mothball operations.
UQ scientists unleash $60 DNA detector that puts genetics labs in your garage
Forget expensive laboratory equipment costing thousands of dollars – University of Queensland researchers have cracked the code for a DNA analysis device you can literally print at home for the price of a decent dinner out. The Do-It-Yourself Nucleic Acid Fluorometer, cheekily dubbed DIYNAFLUOR, transforms genetic research from an exclusive club into a garage-friendly hobby.
Australia's mega thermal battery set to revolutionise industrial heating
Clean technology companies MGA Thermal and Knode have cracked the code for Australia’s largest industrial-scale thermal energy storage project, promising to transform how heavy industry heats up, according to an announcement on Monday. The massive 180 megawatt-hour “thermal battery” will pump out 20 tonnes per hour of clean, high-temperature steam to Western Australian industrial sites.
CSIRO delivers the energy reality check: renewables still cheapest, nuclear SMRs most expensive
Australia’s energy technologies have received their annual report card, and renewables are still the class champions whilst nuclear small modular reactors remain firmly planted at the bottom of the cost league table, according to CSIRO’s latest GenCost report released on Tuesday. The comprehensive study found wind and solar backed by storage and transmission continue to dominate as the cheapest new electricity generation technologies.
Archer Materials advances biosensor technology with lithium detection breakthrough
Archer Materials has achieved accuracy improvements in its blood potassium biosensor and successfully demonstrated lithium ion detection, according to a company announcement on Monday. The Adelaide-based semiconductor company said its Sydney engineering team has made measurable improvements to the sensor’s accuracy while building on early test results from February. The biosensor is designed to measure potassium levels in human blood for at-home monitoring by kidney disease patients.
RMIT engineers develop stronger, cheaper 3D-printed titanium
RMIT University engineers have created a new 3D-printed titanium alloy that is 29 per cent cheaper to produce than standard titanium whilst delivering improved strength and performance, according to research published on Monday. The team replaced expensive vanadium with readily available alternative materials to reduce costs. Lead researcher Ryan Brooke said the breakthrough addresses key barriers preventing widespread adoption of 3D printing in industry.
ForestOne scales back Benalla operations amid weak Victorian market conditions
Wood supplier ForestOne will close its dry sawmill and particleboard manufacturing operations at its Benalla facility, according to an ABC report on Saturday. The company announced on Friday it would maintain its green sawmill manufacturing and lamination line but scale back other operations due to increased manufacturing costs and weak market demand.
FBR unveils Mantis welding robot with 8-metre reach for heavy industry
Robotic technology company FBR has launched a new automated welding robot called Mantis, targeting the mining, shipbuilding and defence industries, according to an announcement on Monday. The Perth-based company said Mantis uses its proprietary Dynamic Stabilisation Technology, originally developed for the Hadrian X bricklaying robot. The welding robot features an 8-metre reach and can operate across multiple workspaces with deposition rates up to 25 kilograms per hour.
Calix secures $44.9 million grant for green iron plant
Calix has executed a $44.9 million grant agreement with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to build a green iron demonstration plant using its Zero Emissions Steel Technology, according to an announcement on Thursday. The demonstration plant will have a targeted capacity to produce 30,000 tonnes per annum of hydrogen direct reduced iron or hot briquetted iron.
Government commits $150 million to medical innovation fund
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has committed $150 million to Brandon Capital to accelerate Australian medical innovation commercialisation, according to an announcement on Thursday. The investment will be allocated to Brandon Capital’s BioCatalyst 6 fund and will support early and late-stage Australian medical science companies developing therapeutics, medical devices and vaccines.
Green hydrogen project reaches financial close in NSW
A green hydrogen and ammonia project in regional New South Wales has reached financial close, with construction set to begin in October, according to an announcement on Wednesday. The Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia project is a joint venture between Hiringa Energy, Sundown Pastoral Company and the NSW Government. The facility will be located near Moree, adjacent to Sundown’s Wathagar cotton ginning facility.
Altech Batteries funding progresses for German battery project
Altech Batteries has provided an update on funding for its CERENERGY sodium-chloride solid-state battery project in Saxony, Germany, according to a statement on Wednesday. The company said a large European bank was in the process of being mandated to provide debt funding, with the bank’s technical due diligence team conducting a final site visit.
Billion-dollar deal takes UQ vaccine tech to the world
The University of Queensland’s Molecular Clamp technology has been acquired by global healthcare giant Sanofi in a landmark deal worth up to US$1.6 billion – the largest involving a company commercialising intellectual property from an Australian university. Sanofi entered into an agreement to acquire Vicebio, a company formed in 2018 to develop UQ’s proprietary Molecular Clamp technology to make vaccines against life-threatening respiratory viral infections.
Tindo joins with UNSW to boost solar cell performance
Adelaide-based Tindo has joined forces with the University of New South Wales on two innovative projects aimed at boosting power output in solar cells through advanced TOPCon technology. The collaborations will explore Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact solar cell technology, which in laboratory testing can achieve around 27 per cent power conversion efficiency, compared to current PERC solar cells which cannot exceed 25 per cent.
Alter Steel signs technology and equipment agreement with Danieli for $750 million Queensland steel mill project
Alter Steel has finalised its contract with Italian engineering firm Danieli to supply the technology and equipment for its $750 million steel mill in Pinkenba, Queensland, with the down payment now made to secure delivery. When complete, the facility will produce 500,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel products annually to meet Queensland’s growing construction demand using 100 per cent local scrap.
Cadbury's biggest global facility now calls Truganina home after $130 million investment
Victoria’s food manufacturing sector has received a major boost with the official opening of Mondelēz International’s new state-of-the-art National Distribution Centre in Truganina. Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs Danny Pearson joined Mondelēz executives to open what the company described as its most advanced facility in the world.
UNSW to attract the world's best with launch of the Green Fellowship program
UNSW Sydney has announced the Green Fellowship program, an ambitious scheme to attract the world’s brightest academic minds to help solve some of the planet’s biggest problems. Named in honour of UNSW’s Scientia Professor Martin Green, who pioneered much of the technology underpinning solar panels, the fellowships will be open to exceptional international academics whose research aligns with the university’s key goals and strategy.
Industry 4.0 pioneer warns against following the hype
Australia risks becoming a mere consumer of technology rather than a producer if it continues following global best practices instead of charting its own course in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, according to Professor Henrik von Scheel, the strategist who coined the term “Industry 4.0”.
BlueScope secures right-of-last refusal for Whyalla Steelworks
BlueScope Steel has secured a pivotal advantage in the sale of Whyalla Steelworks, gaining a “right-of-last-offer” provision that gives it the opportunity to beat any final offers to acquire the facility, as The Australian Financial Review reports. The administrators have granted the ASX-listed company the ability to form a consortium with other interested parties and get the last look at any deal before it’s sold to another party.
UQ to conduct world-first tests into magnetic heat shields to improve spaceship re-entry
Picture this: a spacecraft hurtling towards Earth at over 30,000 kilometres per hour, surrounded by a blazing fireball hot enough to melt steel. Now imagine deflecting that inferno with nothing but the power of magnets. That’s exactly what University of Queensland researchers are working on in what sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie, but is actually cutting-edge science that could revolutionise space travel.
Manufacturing must be a clear focus of the August economic roundtable
Australian manufacturing and its almost one million employees face deepening risks unless urgent economy-wide reforms are undertaken to return the industry to growth and boost its falling productivity, according to the Australian Industry Group. Chief executive Innes Willox said Australian manufacturing as a sector slipped into recession last year and was one of the weakest performing industries in Australia today.
How Australian scientists convinced yeast to make human proteins (and why that's amazing)
Meet the startup that’s teaching yeast to become a health and beauty powerhouse – without harming a single animal in the process. Eclipse Ingredients has spun out of CSIRO with its sights set on a multi-billion-dollar opportunity to revolutionise how we access crucial health-beneficial ingredients across multiple industries, using nothing more than clever fermentation techniques.
Hazer and EnergyPathways sign MOU to develop clean hydrogen facility in UK
Hazer Group has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with UK-based EnergyPathways to assess the development of a clean hydrogen production facility in northwest England. The proposed project aims to develop a Hazer-licenced facility producing 20,000 tonnes per annum integrated with EnergyPathways’ Marram Energy Storage Hub infrastructure project. Under the MOU, the parties will conduct concept engineering studies to assess the production of hydrogen, ammonia and graphite.
Advanced Navigation demonstrates technology to navigate underground transport stations
Advanced Navigation has successfully completed a pilot demonstration of its indoor positioning technology designed to assist commuters with vision impairments navigate public transport interchanges. The demonstration took place at Castle Hill Station in Sydney as part of the Small Business Innovation & Research Program, administered by the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer in collaboration with Transport for NSW, Sydney Metro and University of Technology Sydney.
BluGlass demonstrates leading-edge precision in visible GaN lasers at ICNS-15
Semiconductor developer BluGlass has unveiled performance enhancements to its gallium nitride lasers, demonstrating leading-edge precision at the International Congress on Nitride Semiconductors in Malmö, Sweden. The advances unlock key functionality for next-generation applications including quantum computing, secure communication and wearable medical devices.
Manufacturing enters recession as costs and conditions bite
Australian manufacturing fell into recession in 2024 after three years of post-pandemic growth, with the industry facing mounting cost pressures and slowing economic conditions, according to the Australian Industry Group’s annual Manufacturing Performance and Outlook Report. The sector recorded 0.6 per cent sales and income growth, but real output declined by 1.2 per cent while profits fell 3.3 per cent. Employment remained resilient with 1 per cent growth.
DroneShield commits $13 million to research and manufacturing expansion
DroneShield announced on Monday a $13 million investment in a significant research and development and manufacturing capacity expansion, including new dedicated production space three times the size of its current facility. The company will establish a new 3,000 square metre production facility in Sydney’s Alexandria, with an expected opening in December 2025. It will also add 2,500 square metres to the research and development area in its headquarters for engineering and lab space.
Tindo signs 'Australia-first' partnership with Wadda Mooli
Adelaide-based Tindo has struck a cooperation partnership with Townsville procurement and logistics firm Wadda Mooli, aimed at placing Australian people and businesses at the forefront of infrastructure spending. Tindo, Australia’s only maker of solar panels, was recently announced as the solar PV supplier to the Bowen Water Pipeline project. During negotiations, the company formed a partnership with Indigenous business Wadda Mooli, which is also a supplier to the pipeline.
Grant Thornton's 2025 manufacturing benchmarking report shows adaptability and innovation key to success
Grant Thornton has published its annual Manufacturing Benchmarking report, examining the financial data of 100 mid-sized Australian manufacturers and presenting an overview of the Australian manufacturing sector. Like most businesses across Australia, mid-sized manufacturers are navigating supply chain constraints, cost pressures and global competition. Yet the analysis shows a story of innovation and adaptation, with top performers growing revenue more than six times faster than average.
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