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2021
The Beetaloo Strategic Basin Plan released as part of the gas-fired economic recovery
News
14 January 2021
The Australian Government has released Unlocking the Beetaloo: The Beetaloo Strategic Basin Plan to accelerate exploration and development of the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Sub-basin.
Purra goes to space with NASA and SpaceX
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5 January 2021
The Australian Space Agency had precious cargo onboard Crew Dragon Resilience in the form of its toy space kangaroo named Purra.
2020
Preparing for the end of the Brexit transition period
News
23 December 2020
At 11pm GMT 31 January 2020 (10am AEDT 1 February), the United Kingdom (UK) formally ceased to be a member state of the European Union (EU)
New Australian standard helps COVID-19 hotspot detection
News
22 December 2020
Identifying COVID-19 infections has become more reliable with the release this week of the National Measurement Institute (NMI)’s new reference standard for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
$4 million in new community grant funding for regional South Australian communities
News
22 December 2020
Around 35 projects in regional South Australia will share in a $4 million Australian Government investment through the Community Benefit Program (CBP).