Author: Joseph Brookes

NSW sets R&D funding priorities for next 20 years

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Digital, materials and chemistry, biotechnology, and energy have been identified as the key technology areas for further investment and activity by the New South Wales government under a two-decade...

Labor promises to audit and fix myGov

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Labor has promised a user audit of myGov if it wins the election, pledging to make necessary improvements to the “not up to scratch” digital portal and to retain...

Hunter hydrogen hubs land $82m in federal funding

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The federal government will invest up to $82 million into two hydrogen hubs in the Hunter Valley, including the Port of Newcastle which was allocated a further $100 million...

Accenture, Epicon land $30m in AEC modernisation contracts

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The Australian Electoral Commission has awarded two technology firms $30 million to modernise its electoral management services for the 2025 federal election, with the upcoming May election to rely...

Science and Industry leadership roles emptied by Coalition

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While the pre-election period saw a flurry of controversial appointments to plum jobs in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, numerous government-appointed leadership roles in Australia’s innovation and technology system have...

Leaked Coalition brief details ‘pork barrel defence’

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Communications minister Paul Fletcher’s office circulated talking points to Coalition figures preparing them for accusations of pork barreling ahead of the announcement of a $28.2 million in grants to...

Boeing-led group wins $34m aerospace manufacturing grant

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The latest government grant from the Modern Manufacturing Initiative will go to a Boeing-led defence aerospace manufacturing network based in Brisbane, with the government funding making up about a...