Author: Joseph Brookes

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‘Chainsaw’ MacFarlane: Govt defends CSIRO board appointment

The federal government has rejected criticism that the appointment of a former Coalition industry minister to the CSIRO board last year was cronyism, despite his lack of science background...

ASD ‘very confident’ it can fill 1900 new REDSPICE roles

7 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s signals intelligence agency is “very confident” it can fill 1900 new cyber roles after receiving a $10 billion budget boost, despite losing around one in ten of its...

Govt rejects call to tighten foreign investment conditions

6 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The federal government has formally rejected a recommendation to tighten the rules around foreign investments, despite a Senate committee hearing evidence voluntary undertakings are being flouted by overseas companies....

PM won’t commit to build nuclear subs locally

6 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will not commit to building Australia’s nuclear powered submarines locally, saying any industry development considerations will be trumped by the need to acquire the capability...

Aust Research Council gets new advisory committee, new translation focus

6 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

A new advisory committee for the Australian Research Council has been appointed to provide guidance on the troubled agency’s governance and strategy as the government seeks to align publicly...

AUKUS defence innovation pact takes shape with hypersonics, electronic warfare

6 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia will develop hypersonic missiles and counter defences in partnership with the United States and United Kingdom under an expansion of the allies’ trilateral security pact announced overnight. Other...

Govt seeks views on ‘whole-of-economy’ data security plan

6 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The federal government on Wednesday launched a discussion paper calling for views on Australia’s first national data security action plan as it seeks to develop better guidance and clearer...

Manufacturing war chest intact for run up to election

5 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The Prime Minister and the Industry Minister are sitting on an estimated $456 million in manufacturing grant announcements in the lead up to the May election, with Labor raising...

McKinsey to deliver digital twin of Defence’s ‘future Army’

5 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The Department of Defence has called in US consultants to develop a digital twin of its ‘future Army’, which it intends to use for cost, personnel and equipment decisions...

Defence ‘Next Gen’ technology fund is not translating

4 April 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The Department of Defence has funded 345 cutting edge technology projects by university and industry worth $258 million over the last six years, but none appear to have made...