Climate & Energy
South Australia opens $17.8m shared solar and battery scheme for strata
South Australia’s $17.8m StrataCharge scheme offers grants and zero-interest loans for shared solar and battery systems in eligible strata properties.
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Monash mouse study separates organ ageing from immune ageing
A Monash-led mouse study found lifelong granzyme K deficiency reduced age-related organ damage without preventing immune ageing. Human effects remain unknown.
Analysis & Explainers
ACMA sets out the ‘triple lock’ for online wagering ads
ACMA’s initial guidance explains how age assurance, logged-in accounts and opt-out controls must work before online services show wagering ads.
Climate & Energy
Bureau outlook points to hotter months and uneven rain across Australia
The Bureau’s summer outlook favours widespread warmth, with wetter conditions in parts of the east and a drier signal across the north and south-east.
Technology & Science
Australia signs Horizon Europe deal, with 2027 funding access in view
Australia has signed its Horizon Europe association agreement, opening a 2027 funding path for researchers while legal steps remain.
Climate & Energy
Australian waste-heat electrolyser wins $15m backing
ARENA will provide $15 million toward a larger Victorian trial of Hadean Energy’s CSIRO-developed solid-oxide electrolyser for industrial hydrogen production.
Technology & Science
CSIRO spotlights a continent-wide hyperspectral mineral map
CSIRO has highlighted a roughly 100-metre-resolution hyperspectral layer covering Australia, built from satellite data to support mineral prospectivity analysis.
Technology & Science
CSIRO method independently confirms the M87 black-hole ring
A small CSIRO team used a calibration-resistant imaging method to independently recover the ring around M87*, strengthening confidence in the landmark black-hole image.
Analysis & Explainers
ASD says prompts cannot contain AI agents in cyber tests
New ASD guidance tells Australian organisations to isolate, monitor and tightly control AI agents during cyber testing instead of relying on prompts or model safeguards.
Climate & Energy
Water in rock may complicate underground hydrogen storage
CSIRO-led experiments show that water inside tiny rock pores can trigger abrupt gas mixing, challenging assumptions used to model underground hydrogen storage.