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Rehome growth centres to CSIRO: WA chief scientist

Brandon How — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 08:41:43 +0000

Australia’s Industry Growth Centres should be given a new lease of life within the CSIRO to uplift practical research outcomes in Australia, according to the longest sitting government chief scientist in Australia. Western Australia’s chief scientist Professor Peter Klinken, who has served in the role for more than a decade, believes the national science agency...

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‘We’re more than a resource state’: WA chief scientist

Brandon How — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 02:20:52 +0000

Following two innovation trade missions to the United States and Europe last month, Western Australia’s chief scientist Professor Peter Klinken is hoping the state will be seen internationally as more than just a resources hub. Western Australia’s Minister for Innovation Stephen Dawson led the mission to the United States across San Francisco, Los Angeles, San...

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Radio astronomy takes the spotlight

James Riley — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:58:00 +0000

Australia, long a leader in radio astronomy, is maintaining its premier position with the world’s largest and most innovative radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA, to be built in Western Australia, is a collection of telescopes or instruments—hence the name ‘array’—which will be spread out across the state’s vast outback, and will...

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