Joseph Brookes, Author at InnovationAus.com

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Spy agencies’ justification for new powers to stay behind closed doors

The Law Council of Australia has warned that proposed changes to allow the nation’s international and domestic intelligence agencies to more easily gather covert intelligence on people in Australia...

CDR benefits will be worth the five-year wait: Hume

24 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Consumers will begin to see benefits of Australia’s data portability by next year after a half-decade “build phase”, according to Minister for Financial Services and the Digital Economy Jane...

Cathy Foley embarks on Quantum mission for Australia

23 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s chief scientist doesn’t want quantum to go the way of solar power in Australia, with relatively little return from a locally developed, globally transformative technology now present in...

Govt opens up electric vehicle grants program to gas, heavy vehicles

23 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The Coalition’s electric vehicle infrastructure grant scheme has been opened up to gas fuel projects and non-electric heavy vehicles after regulations were changed last year by energy minister Angus...

‘Different world’ will constrain quantum collaboration beyond close allies: Chief Defence Scientist

23 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s quantum academics need to accept the government will limit their international collaborations with world leading researchers because of an increasingly contested geopolitical environment, according to Chief Defence Scientist...

‘Defining’ month for Australia’s nuclear subs program

22 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The taskforce scoping Australia’s options for acquiring nuclear powered submarines has had its “defining month” in February, passing 200 members and gaining access to a nuclear information sharing agreement...

‘Honeypot’: Chief Scientist backs local mRNA manufacturing

21 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley has backed the domestic manufacturing of US-developed mRNA vaccines, likening the new capability as a “honeypot” which will have benefits beyond Covid-19 and...

No ‘intent’ to cut jobs following consultant review: CSIRO

21 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

CSIRO has defended its use of global management consultants to guide a program “streamlining” organisational processes and systems around a new strategy, with the agency saying there is no...

Modern Manufacturing program struggles to get money out the door

19 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Just $85 million has been released from the federal government’s flagship $1.5 billion manufacturing program since it was announced in 2020. The biggest grants are currently being held up...

Five year wait for most of govt’s $1.6b commercialisation funding

17 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Less than a third of the funding from the Coalition’s flagship $1.6 billion research commercialisation accelerator program will make it to universities in the next five years, with most...

Author: Joseph Brookes

Spy agencies’ justification for new powers to stay behind closed doors

CDR benefits will be worth the five-year wait: Hume

Cathy Foley embarks on Quantum mission for Australia

Govt opens up electric vehicle grants program to gas, heavy vehicles

‘Different world’ will constrain quantum collaboration beyond close allies: Chief Defence Scientist

‘Defining’ month for Australia’s nuclear subs program

‘Honeypot’: Chief Scientist backs local mRNA manufacturing

No ‘intent’ to cut jobs following consultant review: CSIRO

Modern Manufacturing program struggles to get money out the door

Five year wait for most of govt’s $1.6b commercialisation funding

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