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To identify how Japan and Australia can create a feasible hydrogen supply chain Asialink Business and the Melbourne Energy Institute at the University of Melbourne in partnership with the Consulate-General of Japan hosted a first of its kind event held in Melbourne last week.

The Australian Government has appointed renowned physicist Dr Cathy Foley as the country's next chief scientist, replacing Dr Alan Finkel whose tenure ends in December.

The Australian Hydrogen Council has warned that Australia is at risk of “missing the boat” on the development of hydrogen as part of an emissions reduction strategy as the country moves towards a clean energy industry.

The opening of Australia's first flow chemistry facility will give small businesses the chance to experiment with opportunities in industries like hydrogen energy, pharmaceuticals and agriculture, the CSIRO says.

Four scientists from the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research have won the Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation, one of the seven awards given each year as part of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science.

Dr Alan Finkel will continue as Australia's Chief Scientist for a further two years, until the end of 2020, the Federal Government announced on Wednesday.

The Transport Workers Union has slammed a proposal by Australia's chief scientist Dr Alan Finkel for a voluntary certificate to give artificial intelligence companies and products an ethical stamp, saying it is "miles off the protections we need to keep people safe and alive in Australia".

Westpac has launched a pilot program to encourage up to 100 female high school students in Sydney to gain valuable science, technology, engineering and maths skills.

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has set up its new 5G Group to "focus on policy, regulatory and technology issues related to next-gen 5G".

A national climate research centre is to be established in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart to focus on climate modelling and projections for Australia.

Engineer, respected neuroscientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dr Alan Finkel AO, has been appointed Australia's next Chief Scientist and will take up the role in January 2016.