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$65m biotech incubator names first 16 residents

A wearable “lab-on-a-chip” solution for hormone monitoring, a gum disease vaccine and technology for creating 3D models of human brain tissue are among the ideas that have piqued the...

Defence to spend $1bn a year on ICT

Defence will nearly double its planned investments in enterprise ICT compared to 2020, expecting to spend up to $1 billion annually after changes to its digital governance. Total planned...

Govt eyes future ASCA expansion

The Albanese government has opened the door to expanding the remit of Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator to other national security agencies less than a year after it was...

New local players cleared for sensitive government data

Two more Australian tech companies have been cleared to carry protected-level public sector data under the federal government’s Hosting Certification Framework, as an existing provider questions the value of...

Scale up govt innovation procurement to $100m, tech group says

The federal government must quadruple funding to its innovation procurement program and establish a public sector accelerator to bring down the walls around government contracts for smaller firms, according...

‘Select sourcing’ of EY for $10.7m Digital ID register

Consulting giant EY will be paid almost $1 million a month to build the regulatory technology underpinning Australia’s expanding digital identity system, after the big four firm landed its...

‘Hot air’: Former NSW govt tech exec calls out resellers

A former tech executive in New South Wales’ service delivery agency has spoken out about outdated procurement processes in government that have created an environment for resellers of cloud...

Defence earmarks $36bn for space and cyber spend

Defence will spend up to $36 billion on space, cyber, and electronic warfare capabilities over the next decade, according to the federal government’s new integrated investment program. The integrated...

DroneShield signs NATO procurement agreement

Australian defence technology company Droneshield has signed the first ever counter-drone procurement agreement with NATO, opening the door to new contracts with nations from the military alliance in years...

$585m in govt loans for critical minerals projects

The federal government has announced a $585 million loan package for two critical minerals processing projects in Queensland and South Australia through its existing loan facility. The funding, announced...

NSW must keep searching for ‘ubiquitous connectivity’

The Minns government is being urged to carry on the state’s pursuit of “ubiquitous connectivity” by partnering with industry and innovators to overcome the digital divide with a complex...

Husic claims public interest immunity over PsiQuantum docs

Industry minister Ed Husic has claimed public interest immunity to withhold documents that reveal federal government dealings with US-based quantum computing firm PsiQuantum in the lead up to last...