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April 2022

Our mission to end plastic waste

We’re on a mission to tackle our plastic pollution challenge. Our goal is an 80 per cent reduction in plastic waste entering the Australian environment by 2030.

Weeding out sea spurge

We're using a fungus to help control invasive sea spurge on our southern beaches.

Serving up Aussie protein

Our roadmap shows how Australia can serve up a wider range of high-quality protein products.

Our people

Introducing our Chief Scientist

Our Chief Scientist Professor Bronwyn Fox started in the role last year, 30 years after she first joined us as a research assistant.

Meet Bronwyn

Innovate to Grow

Open to small to medium business in NSW, our free 10-week program will help you investigate new research and development opportunities for the defence industry.

D.Start Spark

Already working on new technology that could have applications for defence or national security? D.Start Spark will help you understand how to get it to market.

Commercialisation opportunity

Battery discharge for recovery

We have developed two solutions for safely discharging end-of-life batteries prior to storage or recycling. Could this technology provide you with a competitive edge?

Watch: National Bushfire Behaviour Research Laboratory

In the face of more extreme events, we have unveiled our new world-class bushfire research facility. It will help us and our partners better understand how bushfires behave, what conditions make them worse, and the best ways to respond.

Extras