Author: Joseph Brookes

Budget cut to diversity program disappoints tech sector

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The federal government laid the foundations for its tech jobs push in Tuesday’s Budget but industry and science groups want more detail and have criticised a $4 million cut...

Govt scraps industry grants to seed reconstruction fund

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The scrapping of controversial Morrison Government industry grants programs will be used to underwrite the establishment of Labor’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, which aims to reshape the economy...

Multinational tax crackdown on innovation loopholes

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The Tax Office expects to collect $250 million by cracking down on multinationals exploiting innovation and intangible loopholes to minimise their tax bill in Australia, while government tenderers will...

20,000 additional uni places funded in budget

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Tuesday’s budget will fund 20,000 extra university places for underrepresented groups to study in areas of high demand like education, health and technology, while 180,000 fee-free TAFE and vocational...

Canberra culture is killing local procurement: Turnbull

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Australia’s innovation sector is stronger than ever but isn’t being matched by an appetite to innovate within government, according to former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who on Friday said...

Albanese slims down critical minerals support grants

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will retain key critical minerals initiatives announced by the Coalition in March but will reduce the competitive grants on offer and stretch research funding, as...

Struggling privacy watchdog searches for ‘systemic’ changes

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Australia’s privacy and information watchdog failed to meet key performance criteria around freedom of information and privacy investigations, as its workload jumped and staff attrition rate doubled the public...

Uni of Canberra, Cisco partner on cyber innovation hub

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The University of Canberra will establish an innovation hub next year for researching and testing cybersecurity technologies under a new partnership with Cisco, making it the 10th Australian university...

$10m for Adelaide Factory of the Future in Budget

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Next week’s federal budget will include $10.1 million to expand Flinders University’s Factory of the Future to help more companies test cutting edge digital and robotic technologies. Industry and...