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Jun 2025
National Artificial Intelligence Centre
AI adoption in Australian businesses for 2024 Q4
Small and medium Australian businesses continue to adopt artificial intelligence into their work according to the new AI Adoption Tracker.
May 2025
We’re at Osaka World Expo 2025 to showcase innovative Australian science and tech
We’re sharing our science and technology with the world to create more opportunities for Australian industry.
May 2025
National Measurement Institute
NMI celebrates 150 years of the Metre Convention
The National Measurement Institute (NMI) is celebrating World Metrology Day and the 150th anniversary of the Metre Convention.
Mar 2025
Gas supply and demand outlook for 2025 quarter 3
The Australian Government will not activate the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism (ADGSM) for the July to September 2025 quarter.
Mar 2025
Prehistoric rock, Indigenous storytelling and oceanography activities feature at National Science Week 2025
Australia’s biggest annual celebration of science takes place from 9-17 August. We’re funding 31 community science events with $515,000 in grants.
Mar 2025
Major Projects Facilitation Agency
New major projects will help achieve net zero by 2050
Major Project Status awarded to Sunlands Eyre Peninsula Graphite Hub, Sunrise Battery Materials Complex Project, and Western Green Energy Hub.
Mar 2025
Announcing the 2025–26 March Budget
The 2025–26 Budget includes measures to secure Australian industry, science and resources.
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16 August 2019
National Measurement Institute
How do we measure things?
As part of National Science Week, the National Measurement Institute has released the first of a series of videos explaining the basic units of measurement.
1 August 2019
National Measurement Institute
Video: How we measure weight
The kilogram is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure weight.
1 August 2019
National Measurement Institute
Video: How we measure time
The second is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure time.
1 August 2019
National Measurement Institute
Video: How we measure distance
The metre is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure distance.
4 July 2019
National Measurement Institute
New compliance plan for the National Measurement Institute
The National Measurement Institute’s 2019-20 National Compliance Plan will ensure all Australians are getting what they pay for.
1 July 2019
National Measurement Institute
Video series: How we measure things
How we measure things is a series of 7 videos explaining the basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains each unit simply for kids.
21 June 2019
National Measurement Institute
Springfield fruit market fined for not labelling packages
The National Measurement Institute referred the Queensland store for prosecution after multiple offences under trade measurement law.
20 May 2019
National Measurement Institute
World Metrology Day
Celebrating World Metrology Day and the start of the redefined International System of Measurement (SI) Units.
5 April 2019
National Measurement Institute
Measurement in everyday life: have your say
The Measurement Law Review is seeking feedback on a second round of discussion papers designed to modernise, streamline and simplify Australia’s measurement framework.
27 March 2019
National Measurement Institute
International standard for automatic catchweighing instruments: Have your say
The National Measurement Institute is seeking feedback to support the revision of the international standard (OIML R 51) for automatic catchweighing instruments.
20 March 2019
National Measurement Institute
Regulating trade measurements in the sugar industry: Have your say
The National Measurement Institute is seeking feedback on regulating the use of Near Infrared (NIR) instruments in the sugar industry.
11 January 2019
National Measurement Institute
Consumers are getting what they pay for
The National Measurement Institute (NMI) has released its annual report on national trade measurement compliance for 2017–18.