Author: Brandon How

GreenTech opportunity ‘phenomenal’ in Australia: Bill Gates

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was surprised by the former Coalition government’s lack of ‘climate commitments’, despite the economic advantages that the energy transition presents to Australia. The world’s seventh wealthiest...

Gig Guide: Digital health agency finds new CDO at ACT Health

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Australia’s new digital health agency chief digital officer is Peter O’Halloran, who vacates the role of ACT Health chief information officer after nearly six and a half years. Mr O’Halloran...

$50m Coalition-era critical minerals program opens

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Backers of critical minerals projects will have to showcase their efforts to address workplace gender equality and engage First Nations Australians when applying for a share of $50 million...

ACMA to gain stronger powers against misinformation

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Australia’s media regulator will be able to request information from digital platforms on their efforts to reduce the spread of harmful misinformation and disinformation under legislative reforms planned for...

$16m in grants for Women in STEM programs

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Nearly $16 million in grants funding has been awarded to 17 programs supporting women in STEM through initiatives like industry internships, teacher training, and lessons for school students. The...

Local tech giants resisting redundancy wave

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Some of Australia’s biggest local tech firms, including Canva, TechnologyOne and SafetyCulture, are eyeing expansion amid the wave of job cuts sweeping through the sector following higher interest rates...

Qld battery industry a $1.3bn opportunity by 2030

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Queensland’s battery industry could be worth $1.3 billion to the state’s economy in less than a decade, according to a new discussion paper commissioned to inform Queensland’s first Battery...

Robots to aid Australia’s Antarctic research efforts

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Drones and autonomous vehicles will soon be deployed to Antarctica to aid the Australian Antarctic Program’s study of whales and geophysics, allowing for the collection of data otherwise inaccessible...