Author: James Riley

$540m Business Growth Fund ready to flow

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The $540 million Australian Business Growth Fund is about to turn on the taps, with its first investment of “patient capital” expected to be made by the end of...

Q-CTRL to take quantum tech to the Moon

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Local firm Q-CTRL will send its quantum tech to the Moon as part of an Australian consortium working on NASA’s Artemis program. The Sydney-based startup has developed quantum sensing...

Manufacturing Fund opens for critical minerals

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Fund is now open for rare earth and critical minerals projects as the government looks to “hard-wire” Australia into the global supply chain of...

Full steam ahead for sub project construction

Posted on   |  by Dr Gregor Ferguson
With the design phase of Australia’s new Attack class submarines underway and a new shipyard being constructed in Adelaide, Dr Gregor Ferguson takes a hard look at the project...

Our SME policy obsession is not working for us

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It might be time for a rethink of Australia’s obsessive focus on small and medium-sized (SME) tech companies in relation to government procurement. The focus should be on Australian...

Three tech giants shortlisted for visa platform job

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Three US tech giants have been shortlisted by the government to have another go at developing its new “permissions capability” platform to handle visa processing, after a botched first...

Lawyers Alliance wants eSafety bill scrapped

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s Online Safety Bill gives “excessive discretionary powers” to the eSafety Commissioner and has the potential to provide cover for law enforcement officials, and should be scrapped entirely,...

The new Online Safety Bill has been a ‘rush job’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Civil and digital rights groups say the sweeping new Online Safety Bill is a “rush job”, having been introduced to federal parliament just 10 days after government received nearly...

Digital platform to modernise RDTI delivery

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A new platform to modernise the delivery of the research and development tax incentive will be launched to coincide with the introduction of a range of reforms to the...