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In the fast-paced world of construction, where technological innovations and regulatory landscapes are constantly shifting, the importance of staying current cannot be understated for commercial contractors. Those who invest in their professional development through certifications are setting themselves up for success, increased responsibility, and the ability to navigate the complexities of modern construction projects.
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Discover the highlights of SunTec India's presence at the inaugural Google Search Central Live event in India 2023. Gain insights into SEO, digital marketing, and the future of online search as we share our experiences and expertise. Stay informed with us as we navigate the ever-changing digital landscape, shaping the future of online visibility and performance. Explore the latest trends, strategies, and innovations that emerged from this groundbreaking event.
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1 yr. ago
Australia prepares for space race with a hybrid rocket
Story by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson • 17-5-2023
Houston, we have a new contender.
Australia is just months away from joining the satellite-launching space race after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday unveiled the country's first homegrown rocket designed to enter orbit.
The launch vehicle, created by Gold Coast firm Gilmour Space Technologies, will lift off from a north Queensland base later this year and be used to deliver payloads of up to 4000kg into low-Earth orbit.
Gilmour Space Technologies chief executive and founder Adam Gilmour said a successful flight could make Australia one of only a few nations able to build and launch rockets into orbit.
"What you're looking at is the first orbital vehicle that's ever been designed and built in Australia," he said.
"It's critical technology – only 11 nations on the planet have orbital vehicles. When we go to space, we will be the 12th."
The locally built rocket, dubbed Eris, will also be one of the first orbital vehicles to rely on hybrid technology that combines solid and liquid propellants and is thought to be cheaper and safer conventional propulsion.
Visiting its Helensvale factory, Mr Albanese unveiled the rocket and signed the inside of its shell, congratulating the team on its future "lift-off".
He said the rocket's creation showed Australian businesses were capable of manufacturing world-class innovations.
"Australia can compete with the rest of the world. What we need to do is to back our businesses that are doing it," he said.
"What the Gilmours have done here is take a risk with their investment that they made in a start-up that's now attracting capital and attracting support. It's an example of Australian innovation."
Mr Albanese said the government would seek to support further innovation in sectors such as space, defence and critical minerals as part of its forthcoming $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund.
Australia's space industry is estimated to employ 10,000 people and generates up to $4b revenue each year.
The Australian Space Agency, established in 2018, aims to triple its contribution to $12b and create 20,000 additional jobs in the industry by 2030.
Mr Gilmour said business and government backing would be vital to support the country's growing space innovations.
"Australia must have its own sovereign launch and satellite technologies if we are serious about growing our capabilities in defence, communications and advanced manufacturing," he said.
The Gold Coast company is expected to test its Eris rocket later this year from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport, which is in the final stages of construction.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Gilmour Space Technologies on the Gold Coast.
© Darren England/AAP PHOTOS
Story by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson • 17-5-2023
Houston, we have a new contender.
Australia is just months away from joining the satellite-launching space race after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday unveiled the country's first homegrown rocket designed to enter orbit.
The launch vehicle, created by Gold Coast firm Gilmour Space Technologies, will lift off from a north Queensland base later this year and be used to deliver payloads of up to 4000kg into low-Earth orbit.
Gilmour Space Technologies chief executive and founder Adam Gilmour said a successful flight could make Australia one of only a few nations able to build and launch rockets into orbit.
"What you're looking at is the first orbital vehicle that's ever been designed and built in Australia," he said.
"It's critical technology – only 11 nations on the planet have orbital vehicles. When we go to space, we will be the 12th."
The locally built rocket, dubbed Eris, will also be one of the first orbital vehicles to rely on hybrid technology that combines solid and liquid propellants and is thought to be cheaper and safer conventional propulsion.
Visiting its Helensvale factory, Mr Albanese unveiled the rocket and signed the inside of its shell, congratulating the team on its future "lift-off".
He said the rocket's creation showed Australian businesses were capable of manufacturing world-class innovations.
"Australia can compete with the rest of the world. What we need to do is to back our businesses that are doing it," he said.
"What the Gilmours have done here is take a risk with their investment that they made in a start-up that's now attracting capital and attracting support. It's an example of Australian innovation."
Mr Albanese said the government would seek to support further innovation in sectors such as space, defence and critical minerals as part of its forthcoming $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund.
Australia's space industry is estimated to employ 10,000 people and generates up to $4b revenue each year.
The Australian Space Agency, established in 2018, aims to triple its contribution to $12b and create 20,000 additional jobs in the industry by 2030.
Mr Gilmour said business and government backing would be vital to support the country's growing space innovations.
"Australia must have its own sovereign launch and satellite technologies if we are serious about growing our capabilities in defence, communications and advanced manufacturing," he said.
The Gold Coast company is expected to test its Eris rocket later this year from the Bowen Orbital Spaceport, which is in the final stages of construction.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits Gilmour Space Technologies on the Gold Coast.
© Darren England/AAP PHOTOS
1 yr. ago
AAP
Military told to fast-track, revolutionise technology
Story by Dominic Giannini • 17-5-2023
The defence minister says Australia, the United States and Britain must work together seamlessly on new technology and weapons to protect against aggression in the Pacific.
Richard Marles will talk about cutting red tape to efficiently share technology and information through the AUKUS pact between the three nations, in a keynote speech to the American Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.
He says the defence force will need to prioritise innovation to fast-track new capabilities.
"Our partnership will guide the accelerated development of advanced defence capabilities," he will tell the chamber at an event in Adelaide.
"If we are to develop these advanced capabilities, we need to adopt an innovation mindset, one where we are not afraid to fail fast, learn, and adapt."
Australia is working with the US to streamline the process of military acquisitions, including technology, due to arms export embargoes imposed by Congress.
"What's really clear is that if we are to realise the ambition of AUKUS, the transfer of technology and information between Australia and the US needs to be seamless," Mr Marles will say.
"This is a big task, the barriers in both systems are vast and complex. There is no silver bullet."
A key plank of the AUKUS agreement is a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
Defence Minister Richard Marles will talk of sharing technology seamlessly between AUKUS partners.
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Military told to fast-track, revolutionise technology
Story by Dominic Giannini • 17-5-2023
The defence minister says Australia, the United States and Britain must work together seamlessly on new technology and weapons to protect against aggression in the Pacific.
Richard Marles will talk about cutting red tape to efficiently share technology and information through the AUKUS pact between the three nations, in a keynote speech to the American Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.
He says the defence force will need to prioritise innovation to fast-track new capabilities.
"Our partnership will guide the accelerated development of advanced defence capabilities," he will tell the chamber at an event in Adelaide.
"If we are to develop these advanced capabilities, we need to adopt an innovation mindset, one where we are not afraid to fail fast, learn, and adapt."
Australia is working with the US to streamline the process of military acquisitions, including technology, due to arms export embargoes imposed by Congress.
"What's really clear is that if we are to realise the ambition of AUKUS, the transfer of technology and information between Australia and the US needs to be seamless," Mr Marles will say.
"This is a big task, the barriers in both systems are vast and complex. There is no silver bullet."
A key plank of the AUKUS agreement is a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
Defence Minister Richard Marles will talk of sharing technology seamlessly between AUKUS partners.
© Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS
1 yr. ago
The Guardian
Australia’s post-pandemic surge in net overseas migration temporary, federal budget predicts
Story by Anne Davies • 7h ago - 10-5-2023
Australia’s surge in net overseas migration, forecast to be 400,000 in 2022–23, is a catchup from the pandemic and is expected to be temporary, the budget papers reveal.
The forecast for 2024–25 is 260,000, broadly in line with the long-term historical average of 235,000.
The budget papers say: “The pandemic resulted in the first net outflow of overseas migration from Australia since World War II. The rebound in temporary migration following the reopening of Australia’s international borders was initially slow but has recently started to recover at a faster rate.
“This has resulted in an upgrade in the forecast level of population, even though the total number of temporary migrants arriving in Australia is not expected to make up for the loss in migration during the pandemic for some time.
Population growth is now expected to be 2% in 2022–23 and 1.7% in 2023–24, up from the forecast of 1.4% for both years in the October budget.
Most of the increase is attributed to the return of overseas students, skilled temporary visa holders.
As well as new students starting their courses, those who were in the second and third years of their study and who were studying online have arrived, boosting the numbers, Treasury says.
The strong economy and changes to temporary visa eligibility have also added to arrivals.
The level of departures – the other side of net migration numbers – will take more time to return to normal because of the low number of arrivals during the pandemic, Treasury says.
The elevated forecast for net overseas migration in 2023–24 of 315,000 is largely driven by fewer temporary migrants departing Australia than usual, rather than a greater number of people arriving, it says.
So what does this mean for Australia’s population forecasts?
Related: Federal budget 2023: winners and losers summary
Even with this stronger near-term outlook, total net overseas migration is not expected to catch up to the level forecast before the pandemic until 2029–30.
The country’s population is expected to be 750,000 people (2.5%) smaller in June 2031 compared with pre-pandemic forecasts. The decline in the birthrate is accounted for in this figure.
The budget also included further details of the streamlined skilled migration program, which was announced by the home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, in April.
The government will provide an extra two years of post-study work rights for temporary graduate visa holders with selected degrees, which will improve the pipeline of skilled labour in key sectors, the budget papers say.
As previously announced, the temporary skilled migration income threshold will increase from $53,000 to $70,000 from 1 July 2023 to ensure settings are better targeted towards truly skilled workers.
The budget also allocates $50m over four years from 2023–24 for additional enforcement and compliance activities to protect migrant workers, after unions raised concerns about exploitation.
A range of visa fees will increase above the usual CPI increase, yielding $655m over five years in extra revenue.
Most will increase by 6%, but business, innovation and investment visas will increase by an additional 40% and select visitor and temporary visas will increase by an additional 15 percentage points from 1 July 2023.
Pacific
Australia’s post-pandemic surge in net overseas migration temporary, federal budget predicts
Story by Anne Davies • 7h ago - 10-5-2023
Australia’s surge in net overseas migration, forecast to be 400,000 in 2022–23, is a catchup from the pandemic and is expected to be temporary, the budget papers reveal.
The forecast for 2024–25 is 260,000, broadly in line with the long-term historical average of 235,000.
The budget papers say: “The pandemic resulted in the first net outflow of overseas migration from Australia since World War II. The rebound in temporary migration following the reopening of Australia’s international borders was initially slow but has recently started to recover at a faster rate.
“This has resulted in an upgrade in the forecast level of population, even though the total number of temporary migrants arriving in Australia is not expected to make up for the loss in migration during the pandemic for some time.
Population growth is now expected to be 2% in 2022–23 and 1.7% in 2023–24, up from the forecast of 1.4% for both years in the October budget.
Most of the increase is attributed to the return of overseas students, skilled temporary visa holders.
As well as new students starting their courses, those who were in the second and third years of their study and who were studying online have arrived, boosting the numbers, Treasury says.
The strong economy and changes to temporary visa eligibility have also added to arrivals.
The level of departures – the other side of net migration numbers – will take more time to return to normal because of the low number of arrivals during the pandemic, Treasury says.
The elevated forecast for net overseas migration in 2023–24 of 315,000 is largely driven by fewer temporary migrants departing Australia than usual, rather than a greater number of people arriving, it says.
So what does this mean for Australia’s population forecasts?
Related: Federal budget 2023: winners and losers summary
Even with this stronger near-term outlook, total net overseas migration is not expected to catch up to the level forecast before the pandemic until 2029–30.
The country’s population is expected to be 750,000 people (2.5%) smaller in June 2031 compared with pre-pandemic forecasts. The decline in the birthrate is accounted for in this figure.
The budget also included further details of the streamlined skilled migration program, which was announced by the home affairs minister, Clare O’Neil, in April.
The government will provide an extra two years of post-study work rights for temporary graduate visa holders with selected degrees, which will improve the pipeline of skilled labour in key sectors, the budget papers say.
As previously announced, the temporary skilled migration income threshold will increase from $53,000 to $70,000 from 1 July 2023 to ensure settings are better targeted towards truly skilled workers.
The budget also allocates $50m over four years from 2023–24 for additional enforcement and compliance activities to protect migrant workers, after unions raised concerns about exploitation.
A range of visa fees will increase above the usual CPI increase, yielding $655m over five years in extra revenue.
Most will increase by 6%, but business, innovation and investment visas will increase by an additional 40% and select visitor and temporary visas will increase by an additional 15 percentage points from 1 July 2023.
Pacific
1 yr. ago
Reuters
Canada wants more cooperation with AUKUS allies on advanced technologies
Story by Reuters • 11h ago - 9-5-2023
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada wants to work more closely with allies including Australia, United States and the UK in areas of advanced technologies, Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Monday, when asked if the country wanted to join the AUKUS defense alliance.
"Canada is highly interested in furthering cooperation on AI, quantum computing and other advanced technologies with a defense nexus with our closest allies," Anand told reporters in Ottawa, when asked about a newspaper report saying Ottawa was seeking to join the AUKUS alliance.
The Canadian government wants to take advantage of the information-sharing and advanced technologies development part of the alliance, including undersea defense capabilities, the Globe and Mail reported earlier on Monday, citing unnamed government sources.
The Globe said Ottawa was only seeking to join only the non-nuclear component of the security alliance between Australia, UK and the U.S., which was launched in 2021.
The security pact also aims to provide Australia with the technology and capability to deploy nuclear-powered submarines.
The pact has been denounced by countries including China and France, which lost its own submarine deal with Australia after the alliance was formed. Canada's exclusion from the alliance was also seen as a snub by some for a country already in the intelligence-sharing Five Eyes alliance with AUKUS members and New Zealand.
"Our ties with our Five Eyes allies are strong, and indeed we remain interested in furthering cooperation in AI and other innovation efforts with our allies," Anand said.
(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; editing by Steve Scherer and Jonathan Oatis)
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin meets Canada's Defense Minister Anand at the Pentagon in Arlington
© Thomson Reuters
Canada wants more cooperation with AUKUS allies on advanced technologies
Story by Reuters • 11h ago - 9-5-2023
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada wants to work more closely with allies including Australia, United States and the UK in areas of advanced technologies, Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Monday, when asked if the country wanted to join the AUKUS defense alliance.
"Canada is highly interested in furthering cooperation on AI, quantum computing and other advanced technologies with a defense nexus with our closest allies," Anand told reporters in Ottawa, when asked about a newspaper report saying Ottawa was seeking to join the AUKUS alliance.
The Canadian government wants to take advantage of the information-sharing and advanced technologies development part of the alliance, including undersea defense capabilities, the Globe and Mail reported earlier on Monday, citing unnamed government sources.
The Globe said Ottawa was only seeking to join only the non-nuclear component of the security alliance between Australia, UK and the U.S., which was launched in 2021.
The security pact also aims to provide Australia with the technology and capability to deploy nuclear-powered submarines.
The pact has been denounced by countries including China and France, which lost its own submarine deal with Australia after the alliance was formed. Canada's exclusion from the alliance was also seen as a snub by some for a country already in the intelligence-sharing Five Eyes alliance with AUKUS members and New Zealand.
"Our ties with our Five Eyes allies are strong, and indeed we remain interested in furthering cooperation in AI and other innovation efforts with our allies," Anand said.
(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; editing by Steve Scherer and Jonathan Oatis)
U.S. Defense Secretary Austin meets Canada's Defense Minister Anand at the Pentagon in Arlington
© Thomson Reuters
1 yr. ago
AAP
Government earmarks $3.4b for defence tech research
Story by Dominic Giannini • Yesterday 2:02 pm - 28-4-2023
Investment in hypersonic missiles, drones and next generation technologies for the defence force will be accelerated under a new program.
The government will put $3.4 billion over the next decade into creating the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator to leverage Australian innovation and feed new technology into the defence force.
The six priority areas are listed as: hypersonics, directed energy, trusted autonomy, quantum technology, information warfare and long-range fire capability.
The vice chief of the defence force, chief defence scientist, deputy secretary and Capability Acquisitions and Sustainability Group will head up the body.
It will be operating by July 1 and undergo a phased start up over the first 18 months, replacing the Defence Innovation Hub and Next Generation Technologies Fund.
Defence Minister Richard Marles said uncrewed aerial, land and sea systems would be crucial in the future.
He said Australia needed to be able to position itself to be a part of the development of new technology.
"We're trying to get Australian ideas into operation as quickly as possible," he told reporters on Friday.
"We'll be working very closely with our partners overseas as well but the focus is absolutely about getting Australian technology going so that we get that asymmetric capability into the hands of our defence force."
Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro said Australian innovation could also be shipped overseas.
"Where we in Australia have niche leading advantage ... we can play into global supply chains and so we can support Australian industry in being part of those global ecosystems," she said.
Opposition defence industry spokesman Luke Howarth welcomed the announcement but hit out at the government, saying it was simply a photo opportunity.
"The announcement is not new. It may be a new name but it is not new money," he said.
"The Albanese government has described this project as an urgent acceleration but in reality ... has put delivery and decisions into slow motion with no new money, confusing implementation and more reviews."
Government earmarks $3.4b for defence tech research
Story by Dominic Giannini • Yesterday 2:02 pm - 28-4-2023
Investment in hypersonic missiles, drones and next generation technologies for the defence force will be accelerated under a new program.
The government will put $3.4 billion over the next decade into creating the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator to leverage Australian innovation and feed new technology into the defence force.
The six priority areas are listed as: hypersonics, directed energy, trusted autonomy, quantum technology, information warfare and long-range fire capability.
The vice chief of the defence force, chief defence scientist, deputy secretary and Capability Acquisitions and Sustainability Group will head up the body.
It will be operating by July 1 and undergo a phased start up over the first 18 months, replacing the Defence Innovation Hub and Next Generation Technologies Fund.
Defence Minister Richard Marles said uncrewed aerial, land and sea systems would be crucial in the future.
He said Australia needed to be able to position itself to be a part of the development of new technology.
"We're trying to get Australian ideas into operation as quickly as possible," he told reporters on Friday.
"We'll be working very closely with our partners overseas as well but the focus is absolutely about getting Australian technology going so that we get that asymmetric capability into the hands of our defence force."
Chief Defence Scientist Tanya Monro said Australian innovation could also be shipped overseas.
"Where we in Australia have niche leading advantage ... we can play into global supply chains and so we can support Australian industry in being part of those global ecosystems," she said.
Opposition defence industry spokesman Luke Howarth welcomed the announcement but hit out at the government, saying it was simply a photo opportunity.
"The announcement is not new. It may be a new name but it is not new money," he said.
"The Albanese government has described this project as an urgent acceleration but in reality ... has put delivery and decisions into slow motion with no new money, confusing implementation and more reviews."
