Author: Joseph Brookes

NSW govt stays mum on new manufacturing commissioner

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New South Wales has its first Modern Manufacturing Commissioner and “wide ranging” recommendations for reforms, but neither have been released by the state government which is withholding an announcement....

Senator asks for Didi privacy probe as TikTok review begins

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Australia’s privacy watchdog is considering investigating Chinese ride hailing company Didi after a request from shadow Cybersecurity minister James Patterson, who raised concerns with the company’s data practices. Similar...

Call answered: Malinauskas gets defence industry taskforce for SA

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A day after demanding a national workforce plan for Australia’s increasing defence spend, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has secured a joint state and Commonwealth defence industry taskforce to...

More than 300 Aussie research spinouts up and running

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There are now more than 300 active startups and spinouts based on the commercialisation of Australian research, with a record 69 added in the last year, according to the...

Malinauskas demands plan for AUKUS workforce

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South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas has called on federal counterparts to help develop a national plan for the workforce needed to support the AUKUS submarine program, describing the $116...

Online industry reveals plan to regulate internet safety

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Associations representing companies like Meta, Google and Telstra have revealed industry codes of conduct they say will make the internet safer, just days after being threatened with legal action...

Team Australia is needed for quantum success at scale: Foley

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There are testing times ahead for Australia’s burgeoning quantum sector, according to Australia’s chief scientist, who on Wednesday warned that local companies are working against history to commercialise and...

Tech and innovation leaders make Jobs and Skills Summit cut

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Leaders of Australian tech giants Atlassian and SafetyCulture have nabbed two of the coveted invites to this week’s national Jobs and Skills Summit, while the Tech Council of Australia...