Author: Joseph Brookes

Govt senators ask CSIRO to justify plant-based protein work

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The national science agency has had to defend itself against accusations from government senators of an “anti-animal” influence on its research and investments, following a campaign by farming groups...

Pressure on Space Agency to show fees are competitive

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The Australian Space Agency is confident its processing time on launch and facility licences will come down after bringing on more staff and completing a full cycle of its...

Home Affairs says it can’t build its own cyber hub

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Home Affairs is paying international consultants Ernst & Young $2.5 million to help establish its cybersecurity hub because it lacks the “capacity and specialist knowledge” to do it in-house....

Qld joins game developer push with 15 per cent rebate

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The Queensland government has followed other states in opening its digital production incentive to game developers, offering a 15 per cent rebate to developers working in the state from...

ACCC targeting Google’s $20b Apple search deal

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Australia’s competition regulator wants new powers to stop Google from being the default search service on nearly every phone and computer in the country, warning the tech giant’s 94...

NSW has the potential to ‘close the carbon loop’

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New South Wales has the potential to be a global leader in using surplus renewable energy to create and export clean fuels and chemicals like green hydrogen and ammonia,...