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How listening to Country can lead to better design

How listening to Country can lead to better design

Designed to represent the bends of the Baaka (Darling) River, it is hoped this cultural centre will help inspire the next generation of architects.

Funding boost charges up Australian battery innovation

Funding boost charges up Australian battery innovation

Funding boost charges up Australian battery innovation

Funding boost charges up Australian battery innovation

Australia could compete with China for lithium battery production after a local company announced plans to establish a $60 million factory.

Aussie public school wins international design prize

Aussie public school wins international design prize

Aussie public school wins international design prize

Aussie public school wins international design prize

A small inner Sydney public school has risen above major international design hubs to be named the World Building of the Year.

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Solar panel pioneer in the spotlight at tech awards

Solar panel pioneer in the spotlight at tech awards

Batteries made from waste, earthquake-proof buildings and solar panel technology that keeps lights on around the world have been recognised at an awards gala.

Halogen phase-out: light bulb moment for energy savings

Halogen phase-out: light bulb moment for energy savings

Using more efficient, longer-lasting light bulbs required by tougher minimum energy performance standards could save homes and businesses thousands of dollars.

Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Female AI workforce grows but few women climbing ladder

Artificial intelligence is growing its female workforce but the number of women thins higher up the ladder, prompting calls for more equitable training.

Design for the dead part of Aust's biggest design event

Design for the dead part of Aust's biggest design event

Vending machines with insect snacks and funeral urns designed to sprout trees mean it must be time for Australia's biggest design festival.

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Design and death: palliative care needs more creativity

Design and death: palliative care needs more creativity

Design and death: palliative care needs more creativity

Design and death: palliative care needs more creativity

Experts say there needs to be greater design innovation in palliative care but attempts at change are being hamstrung by state governments.

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

The most comprehensive collection of industrial designs by internationally renowned sculptor Clement Meadmore is going on public display for the first time.

Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed

The 25-metre mast set to anchor a landmark $300 million Green Bridge is being installed after a tight squeeze up the Brisbane River.

Gold Coast sneaker freaks get kicks from design show

Gold Coast sneaker freaks get kicks from design show

Gold Coast sneaker freaks get kicks from design show

Gold Coast sneaker freaks get kicks from design show

From Converse to Comme des Garçons, sneaker culture is the subject of the first international design show for the HOTA gallery on the Gold Coast.

Future electric car models will ditch the rear window

Future electric car models will ditch the rear window

Future electric car models will ditch the rear window

Future electric car models will ditch the rear window

More space for passengers but no rear window: this is how electrification will change the size, shape, and character of cars of the future.

Aussie invention could turn petrol cars into hybrids

Aussie invention could turn petrol cars into hybrids

Aussie invention could turn petrol cars into hybrids

Aussie invention could turn petrol cars into hybrids

A Melbourne university student has claimed the national James Dyson Award for his kit that could turn petrol cars into hybrid vehicles.

Design show has kids looking up, down and all around

Design show has kids looking up, down and all around

Design show has kids looking up, down and all around

Design show has kids looking up, down and all around

A design show for children invites them to get inspiration from a giant sushi train of various objects, and transform them into anything they can imagine.

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AI use not the 'Wild West', company executives warned

Most Australian organisations have embraced artificial intelligence but are ignorant of laws restricting how those technologies are used.

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