Technology, Innovation & Science

Western Australia in 2029 will be dramatically different from today.

Before the business she co-founded attained its $1billion ‘unicorn' valuation, Melanie Perkins hit a point where she thought she had failed her co-founders.

In the dunes of the state's South West, on the mine sites of the red north, or in remote villages around the world, drones are unlocking opportunities.

We share seven of the many stories of WA ingenuity and entrepreneurship to have had an impact during the past five decades.

Technology is dramatically expanding access to and the effectiveness of healthcare from the cities to WA's most remote parts.

ProFound is an incubator aimed at helping neurodiverse entrepreneurs launch a digital product with a commercial market fit.

Big data is increasingly making its way into the retail sector, monitoring, predicting and perhaps even modelling our behaviour.

Google and Facebook face increased regulation in Australia, after the federal government indicated it would back recommendations of an ACCC report.

Western Australia-based Constable Care Child Safety Foundation has gone global with the launch of its safety education app, Arility, in the UK.

YourChange is an online platform that generates cashback funds from people's online shopping and directs the money to the shopper's chosen community group, club, school, charity etc.

The state government will spend $10 million to push the development of a renewable hydrogen industry for exporting, remote power, fuel cell vehicles and use in gas networks.

Clean technology developer Eden Innovations has dispatched the first order for EdenCrete products from a distributor and announced the same products received government approval in the US.

The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest $6 million in Western Australia's space industry so the state can play a significant role in the broader national expansion plan.

The emergence of deepfake videos and similar technology is raising questions about how we measure reality, trust and privacy.

Invex Therapeutics has become just the third WA-based company to list on the ASX this year, with Minderoo Group its largest shareholder.

A rare grant opportunity has allowed two Perth-based researchers to collaborate on the use of gene-editing tools in cancer treatment.

The upcoming XR:WA immersive reality festival gives the broader public an opportunity to connect with some of the cutting-edge tech being developed in the state.

Ads on Wheels pays everyday drivers to advertise on their back window, giving businesses a unique way to target geographical locations and have their message multiplied and moving through the streets of Perth in the form of a mobile billboard on wheels.

The consumer watchdog is taking Samsung to court for telling consumers that many of the four million Galaxy phones sold in Australia were water resistant, while knowing they were not.

Leaders from business, government and education sectors gathered in Perth last month to launch Schools Cyber Security Challenges, a national program designed to improve the digital literacy of students across the country.

Empired plans to undertake a buy-back of up to 10 per cent of its shares, while also announcing that it would cut operating costs and capex in the current financial year to help boost earnings.

Veris has flagged operational and executive management changes following a review of the business, as the surveying services company seeks to reduce costs by around $3 million per annum.

The vast emptiness of WA has proved to be an advantage when developing skills in the rollout of new electricity technology.

Shares in Nuheara have slumped up to 20 per cent today, after takeover bid to acquire it did not proceed and it discontinued its LiveIQ product.

Bassendean-based company Technology for Ageing and Disability WA has acquired the mobility division of TL Engineering.

Drone technology is becoming more visible in our skies, with a vast number of professional applications.

National Australia Bank says it's putting its money where its mouth is by allocating $2 billion to boost high-growth tech companies over the next five years.

The Office of the Auditor General has found a project to replace PathWest's ‘laboratory information system' is now expected to be two years late and cost nearly double the project's original $26.8 million budget.

CSIRO has licensed a nontoxic gold mining technique to a Perth company it says could double production for smaller gold producers.

Perth-based IT services firm Zetta has recruited Tim Shanahan as its new chair, as it continues to pursue acquisition opportunities.

A group of emerging Perth minds is using machine learning for everything from power grids to poetry.

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