Author: James Riley

Politics and cultural inertia stymie procurement reform

Posted on   |  by James Riley
There is surely no more challenging federal issue in need of urgent reform than tech procurement policy. It is the giant industry development policy lever sitting in plain sight,...

First NRF investment is an industrial policy milestone

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation’s first ever investment is out the door, marking an important milestone for industrial policy in Australia, and a landmark event in the life of...

Coalition demands parliamentary inquiry into PsiQuantum deal

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal Opposition will on Monday press for a parliamentary inquiry into the government’s investment in US-based quantum computing startup PsiQuantum, claiming questions remain about whether proper probity processes...

Local quantum leaders push for govt ‘test-bed’ support

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The federal government is assessing an unsolicited proposal from a group of Australian quantum companies seeking substantial funding to build ‘test-bed’ infrastructure that could be used by the local...

Ten seconds to launch: Gilmour Space completes wet-test

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Gilmour Space Technologies has successfully puts its Eris launch vehicle through a critical wet-test rehearsal, taking the orbital rocket to within ten seconds of launch. As the company continues...

How Australia’s village culture is strangling our future

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Australia is a highly educated, ethnically diverse and resource-rich country with 159 billionaires; $3.4 trillion in superannuation savings; a $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia policy; a $272 billion...

The dangerous culture that created Robodebt and RoboNDIS

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
Why is there silence on the fact that the bureaucracy not only ignored legal commentary from an esteemed legal scholar on Robodebt, but has also ignored legal commentary from...