“This facility is about more than infrastructure, it is about Australian industry, Australian workers and Australian skills supporting Australia’s national defence.”

The developments include major wind farms, solar farms and battery storage projects, with the government saying they will unlock an estimated $17 billion in private investment and create around 19,000 construction jobs.

Prof. Dholakia, Director of the Centre of Light for Life at the University of Adelaide and Professor at the University of St Andrews, is widely regarded as a global pioneer in biophotonics and optical physics.

Minister Brooks said the initiative was also about expanding opportunity across the sector and supporting thousands of existing jobs in Victorian defence manufacturing.

Premier Jacinta Allan said the rollout was part of a broader effort to address the dismissal of women’s pain in the health system.

Participation in the Rover Challenge gave trainee officers valuable hands-on experience in robotics, teamwork and leadership.

OpenAI lawyer William Savitt told jurors Musk’s case amounted to an effort to sabotage a competitor.

The Track 1.5 Dialogue brought together senior policymakers, business leaders and academics to advance cooperation on trade, security and emerging technologies.

She said the new role represented a significant opportunity to help shape globally minded future leaders in India.

Indian space startup GalaxEye has launched its Earth-observation satellite Drishti, a spacecraft designed to capture imagery using both optical sensors and Synthetic Aperture Radar...