Author: James Riley

Turnbull to chair NSW Net Zero Emissions board

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will chair a new emissions reduction and clean energy advisory board to be established by the NSW Government. The Net Zero Emissions and Clean...

We must match business needs to skilled migration

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An Australian business lobby is pushing for a new government online platform that would match employers with skilled migrants before they arrive in Australia to help alleviate a skills...

‘A whole new level of concern’ on myGov secrecy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The public sector union has slammed government secrecy in relation to the redevelopment of the myGov platform, saying the public has the right to know who is completing this...

‘Guinea pigs’: Govt readies to launch NDIS app

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is preparing to launch an NDIS app within months, amid concerns raised by former NDIS Technology Authority chief Marie Johnson that experimentations with new technologies through...

Industry groups welcome new tech ministers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Industry and professional groups are confident the local technology sector will not be lost in Monday’s cabinet reshuffle, which saw Karen Andrews elevated from the Industry portfolio to Home...

$6m blockchain grants to reduce compliance costs

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Applications are now open for grants for blockchain projects that demonstrate how the technology can reduce compliance costs for business. The Industry department will administer funding of up to...

Tech portfolios are where the bodies get buried

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What does it say about this government’s attitude to science and technology that the Prime Minister ‘buries’ his two most controversial Cabinet members by giving them tech-heavy portfolios, regardless...

Porter the fifth Industry minister in five years

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Embattled Attorney-General Christian Porter is set to become the new Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the fifth person to hold the position in the five years as part...

Manufacturing Fund open for food and beverage

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) is now open to food and beverage projects as the government attempts to double the value of the Australian sector by 2031....