Deep freeze: NSW govt locks out innovation advisers pending review


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

The NSW government’s innovation advisory board will remain empty until a government review with no hard deadline is completed, effectively cutting off independent advice that had been in place since the 1970s.

The decision throws into jeopardy the board’s next biennial report on the state’s innovation sector, which had been expected later this year and carries weight with policymakers.

The deep freeze, revealed by InnovationAus.com last month, was confirmed on …

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