Author: Joseph Brookes

Trade expert backs Aust science and research

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Australia’s policy makers should make a strategic investment in leading edge science to grow future industries, according to a global trade expert, who warns it is difficult to compete...

Australian Research Council is ‘hunting spies’

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Ministerial vetoes of research grants and a “dossier” of applicants’ potential foreign influence are putting Australian academics’ reputations at risk and threatening the integrity of the national research funding...

Uni VC’s commercialisation warning

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Western Sydney vice-chancellor and president Barney Glover has welcomed the renewed push by the states and the Commonwealth to commercialise research through more industry involvement, but warned a short-term...

Census 2021 breaks ground on accessibility

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The 2021 Census has been hailed as a giant leap for digital accessibility in Australia, following years of design work and testing by experts and advocates, who say the...

Trust the science, Australians tell policymakers

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Australians overwhelmingly trust scientists and want science to drive policy-making, according to a new report commissioned by the peak industry body, Science and Technology Australia. The 3M State of...

Govt tepid on calls for export, innovation pivot

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The federal government has downplayed calls for it to take a larger role in diversifying Australia’s exports, strengthen supply chain resilience, and lead research and industry collaboration, insisting its...

Innovation leadership is ‘hard to find’ in Australia

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Former Australian and state chief scientists have warned the post-pandemic recovery risks being squandered because of a lack of leadership, and called for a bolder and more coherent approach...

Defence data to map manufacturing supply chain

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The Department of Defence will establish a new technology program this year to help map its global manufacturing supply chains. The department is paying global consultancy Deloitte $660,000 for...

Two years later: Optus data breach probed

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Australia’s privacy regulator is formally investigating Optus for an alleged breach of customers’ privacy after the telco published nearly 50,000 customers’ personal information in the White Pages. It follows...