The New South Wales government has appointed business and research leaders as members of its manufacturing taskforce, with the group to spend the next four months reviewing options for...
Semiconductors, agricultural chemicals and personal protective equipment have been named by the Prime Minister among seven new supply chain priorities for more market development with like-minded nations. These supply...
The Prime Minister’s announcement of a new submarine base at one of three east coast locations is pork barrelling and risks Australia’s national security, according to independent Senator Rex...
CSIRO has brought in two Big Four consultancies to overhaul its financial system and develop an overarching health strategy for the science agency. PwC and Deloitte will share in...
Fewer than 5 per cent of projects funded by federal government’s flagship Defence innovation program have gone on to export success, and just 7 per cent have been close...
Labor has vowed to rebuild the Australian Public Service into a model employer that is better able to provide frank and fearless advice to Government. If elected, Labor would...
Eight leading Australian-owned space and defence companies have formed a new consortium to capitalise on increased funding from the federal government and the need for sovereign space defence capabilities...
Australia’s peak science and technology body has joined university groups and unions in calling for the removal of ministerial veto powers over research funding, warning it is out of...
A $560 million cobalt mining and processing project near Broken Hill has been granted Major Project Status by the federal government in recognition of its national significance, paving the...
A strategic approach to science skills is needed to create a “new era of economic opportunity” built on the federal government’s $2.2 billion research commercialisation plan, the president of...