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“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.
The Track 1.5 Dialogue brought together senior policymakers, business leaders and academics to advance cooperation on trade, security and emerging technologies.
The 40-year-old Mumbai-born man became liable for deportation following a dangerous-driving conviction arising from a road-rage incident in January 2024.
A Labor campaign spokesperson called the decision “unforgivable” and accused Greens leader Ellen Sandell’s party of increasing the chances of the Liberals forming government
