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  • CSIRO eyes petascale supercomputer for Pawsey Centre

    The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is on the hunt for the petascale supercomputer that will underpin its Pawsey Centre, scheduled to be in place by 2014.

    Written by Chloe Herrick21 Nov. 11 11:48
  • Australia and NZ submit SKA proposal

    Australia and New Zealand have submitted a written proposal as part of the quest to host the $2.1 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, with the final decision to be made early 2012.

    Written by Chloe Herrick16 Sept. 11 11:05
  • SKA telescope to generate more data than entire Internet in 2020

    The forthcoming $2.1 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope could generate more data per day than the entire internet when it comes online in 2020, according to the director of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Professor Peter Quinn.

    Written by Hamish Barwick07 July 11 12:05
  • WA government invests $10 million into SKA project

    The Western Australian Government has poured $10.8 million into roads, power and optic fibre infrastructure aimed at developing Australia and New Zealand's joint bid for the $2.1 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project.

    Written by Lisa Banks23 May 11 16:48
  • Exclusive: SKA bid looks to SkyNet for computing

    Key players behind the Australian-New Zealand joint bid to host the $2.1 billion Square Kilometre Array radio telescope will launch a grid Cloud computing initiative by September with the aim of potentially harvesting the computing and storage power of desktops worldwide.

    Written by James Hutchinson19 May 11 12:05
  • BUDGET 2011: Global telescope bid receives $40m

    The Federal Government has invested $40.2 million over four years to continue Australia and New Zealand’s joint bid to host the global Square Kilometre Array project.

    Written by James Hutchinson10 May 11 20:52
  • WA fibre network link goes live (updated)

    The competitive fibre backhaul link between Perth and Geraldton — part of the $250 million NBN Regional Backbone Blackspots Program (RBBP) — is live and open for business.

    Written by Georgina Swan11 March 11 12:51
  • CSIRO seeks deputy chief for SKA project (updated)

    The CSIRO has advertised for the position of deputy chief for its astronomy and space science division; a role that will include the responsibility of overseeing the Australian SKA pathfinder project.

    Written by Lisa Banks25 Aug. 10 10:27
  • Australian SKA telescope to get broadband blackspot fibre

    Australia's bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) over competitor South Africa will rely on the Federal Government's Regional Backbone Blackspots Program announced last year.

    Written by James Hutchinson27 April 10 15:14
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