Author: Brandon How

$150m package to sustain WA battery material dream

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Lithium processors will not have to pay dues to the Western Australian government for the next two years as part of a $150 million package to keep the battery...

WA awards $3.5m grant for satellite assembly facility

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The Western Australian government has awarded earth observation satellite company LatConnect 60 a $3.5 million grant to help develop the state’s first local commercial satellite assembly facility. The facility...

Experts seek support for more IoT driven aged care

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Government support that helps older Australians remain in their homes and still receive care falls “woefully short” of what’s required to integrate internet-connected devices, according to a university-backed consortium....

Tasmania ramps up innovation ambition with strategic plan

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The Tasmanian government is leaning into its innovation tilt with the plans for a new Advanced Technology Industries Strategy that promises to leverage the state’s unique geographic location. According...

WA commits $15m to new health innovation hub

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The Western Australian state government has committed $15 million to construct a new medical research and innovation hub in Perth. Announced over the weekend, Minister for Medical Research and...

Innovative procurement can build our missing middle

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Government procurement policies are being underutilised as an innovation lever, according to experts, who warn Australia’s main program lacks scale and buying rules still aren’t optimised for industry growth....

ACCC assesses claims of PEXA’s anticompetitive behaviour

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The national competition watchdog is assessing claims that eConveyancing monopolist PEXA engaged in anti-competitive conduct during efforts that were supposed to make its systems interoperable with competitors. These efforts...

Gig Guide: Defence industry champion departs

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The Australian Industry and Defence Network’s chief executive Brent Clark has stepped down from the role after almost half a decade of lobbying for smaller suppliers. Mr Clark took...