Tagged: Australia
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Watch the ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse live News
09.05.2013 An annular solar eclipse will be taking place between 9-10 May when the moon will block part of the sun to create a ‘ring of fire’ sight. While the spectacle will only be... -
Oneview Healthcare wins software deal with Sydney hospital News
01.05.2013 Irish software company Oneview Healthcare has signed a contract to provide an integrated software solution to the new world-class cancer treatment and research facility at the...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Life Sciences, Digital Media, Digital Business, Deals Done -
Shipyard and entrepreneur near deal to build Titanic II News
20.02.2013 A shipyard in China and an entrepreneur in Australia are poised to sign a deal to construct a full-size working replica of the legendary doomed ship Titanic. However, this time... -
Julian Assange plans to run for senate in Australia as member of WikiLeaks party News
12.12.2012 WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange has indicated that he will run for Australian Senate in 2013 and plans to establish a WikiLeaks political party are well under way. -
Australian radio show in royal prank call cancelled News
10.12.2012 The Australian radio show that featured a prank call to a London hospital where Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for severe morning sickness, has been... -
UPDATE: Facebook users flood 2Day FM’s Facebook page after death of nurse in prank call News
07.12.2012 Facebook users are leaving scathing messages on the Facebook page of Australian radio station 2Day FM following what may be the suicide of a nurse who answered a prank call from... -
Equine genomics company Equinome to open Australian office News
22.11.2012 Irish company Equinome, which develops genetic tests for thoroughbred horses, is setting up a sales and marketing office in Australia to help with its expansion plans into the... -
Beyond Borders: Global Biotechnology Report 2011 Reports
12.07.2011 Sustaining innovation: the global perspective. -
Google ordered to pay AUD$200,000 for defamation in search results News
12.11.2012 A court in Australia has ruled in favour of a man who claimed he was defamed by Google’s search results, which linked him to a notorious figure in the Melbourne drug trade,... -
Facebook refuses to take down Jill Meagher-related pages - police News
01.10.2012 Social networking giant Facebook has refused a request by police in the Australian state of Victoria to take down pages which contain content that may taint a fair trial in the... -
Australian police ask public to stop posting about Jill Meagher case on social media News
28.09.2012 Police in Australia have asked members of the public to refrain from discussing or posting comments about the Jill Meagher case on social media so as not to taint a fair trial. -
Facebook page set up to help find Jill Meagher News
26.09.2012 A Facebook page created only four days ago to help find missing Irishwoman Jill Meagher has already attracted nearly 90,000 followers. -
Oscar winner Lord David Puttnam lectures Australian students from Skibbereen News
27.08.2012 Former UK digital advisor Lord David Puttnam has begun the first of 10 lectures to students in Brisbane, Australia, via high speed BT and Cisco links from his home in... -
Australian police investigate text and email death threat scam News
24.07.2012 The scale of an email and text messaging scam has surprised police in Australia, after thousands of people received a message demanding they pay up AUS$5,000 or be killed. -
Australian government launches $200m clean-tech innovation programme News
12.07.2012 The Australian Government has created a AUS$200m Clean Technology Innovation Program to provide grants for Australian businesses that come up with innovative ways of reducing...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Private Irish Business, Investments, Green Computing, Green, Government, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Education, Economy -
Australia to back solar energy researchers with $1.3m in grants – reports News
16.07.2012 The Australian government is reportedly planning to inject almost AUS$1.3m into helping solar energy researchers progress technologies around clean-energy solutions. -
Irishman has been named chief digital officer of Australian city Brisbane News
10.07.2012 Irishman Kieran O’Hea has been appointed the new chief digital officer of Brisbane as part of the Australian city’s Economic Development Plan 2012 to 2031. Brisbane is the... -
World’s coral reefs need critical action to be saved, claim scientists News
09.07.2012 Scientists and conservationists who have been converging in Cairns, Australia, for a global summit on coral reefs have called for an immediate worldwide effort to save what’s...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, Renewable Energy, R&D, Life Sciences, Engineering, EducationTags: Agriculture, Australia, -
Irish students head to Sydney to compete in Microsoft Imagine Cup finals News
03.07.2012 Three students from NUI Maynooth have left Irish shores today to head to Sydney to compete in the global finals of the global technology competition, the Microsoft Imagine Cup,... -
Florida R&D company Cyclone to partner with CleanCarbon in Australia News
26.06.2012 Florida-based engineering company Cyclone Power Technologies, which has developed a heat regenerative external combustion engine, is to partner with Australian firm CleanCarbon...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Green, Engineering, Energy