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Nominations open for the 2026 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science!

You can now nominate a person or team who inspires you for next year’s prizes. Nominations open until 18 December 2025.
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Australia and the United States sign landmark bilateral framework on critical minerals

The framework will help both countries achieve resilience and security in our critical minerals and rare earths supply chains.
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Supporting safer AI adoption: updated guidance for Australian business

The National AI Centre (NAIC) has released Guidance for AI Adoption, a practical resource to help Australian business adopt artificial intelligence safely and responsibly.
Oct 2025 National Measurement Institute

Raise your glass to getting a full pour

Trade measurement inspectors from the National Measurement Institute (NMI) are auditing licensed premises this week.
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  • 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.
  • 16 November 2018 National Measurement Institute

    Scientists set to vote on weighty issue

    Leaders of the international measurement community from more than 60 countries come together for an historic vote on changes to the metric system, which will lead to a landmark redefinition of the kilogram.
  • 11 October 2018 National Measurement Institute

    Redefining how we measure our world

    How the world defines mass, temperature, energy and more is going to change in May 2019.