Author: Brandon How

CSIRO chief wants a ‘strategic middle ground’ on research

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The solution to Australia’s innovation struggles lies in a “strategic middle ground,” between large-scale moonshot missions and spreading limited resources too thin across a multitude of sub-scale programs, according...

eConveyancing: Regulator halts project after PEXA delays

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Australia’s electronic conveyancing regulator has paused its data interoperability reforms aimed at breaking the market dominance of Property Exchange Australia (PEXA), which currently controls 90 per cent of the...

Future Made in Australia: PM spruiks startup benefits

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Scaling local startups will form a key part of the Future Made in Australia plan, according to the Prime Minister, who will next week introduce legislation for the flagship...

NSW govt is falling behind on procurement, manufacturers warn

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New South Wales Government procurement reform is needed to target more local manufacturers or risk losing them to other jurisdictions with more favourable policies, a state inquiry heard Wednesday....

WiseTech, PEXA executives join Tech Council board

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The Tech Council of Australia has bolstered its board membership with the addition of two new members who hold executive positions at some of the most powerful local tech...

WA awards $3.6m in commercialisation grants

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The Western Australian government has awarded $3.56 million in funding from two key innovation commercialisation grants programs backed by the state’s New Industries Fund to nearly 50 companies. Companies...

Flagship WA innovation program gets another review

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The Western Australian government’s flagship innovation funding program delivered an outsized economic return in its first round, according to two independent reviews, with another review to be finalised in...

Gig Guide: ACS appoints permanent chief executive

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The Australian Computer Society has appointed Josh Griggs as its permanent chief executive after a six-month stint acting in the role. Mr Griggs stepped into the role following the...