Author: Joseph Brookes

UK opens antitrust probe into Microsoft’s business software

Posted on   |  by Muvija M and Paul Sandle
Britain launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s dominance in business software that could lead to targeted action if the US company is found to have “strategic market status” in...

Butler eyes $2bn medical research run rate

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Health minister Mark Butler on Wednesday hinted a new strategy for health and medical research could be released within days after the budget pumped $24 million into the research...

Medical research fund swells to $1bn in grants from 2030

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s medical research fund will be opened up to offer hundreds of millions more in grants for research projects each year, with the government now eyeing $1 billion in...

Chalmers rips $1.3 billion from green industry dream

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will slash its own solar panel, battery and hydrogen production programs by $1.3 billion over the decade in a blow to the green industry agenda it...

Govt embarks on R&D reset with new council

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new innovation council will lead the reset of Australia’s research and development system, after a landmark review warned coordination and scale had been lost across almost 200 government...

‘Policy inflection point’: Tech sector’s budget warning

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry and Joseph Brookes
Technology industry groups are urging the Albanese government to use Tuesday night’s budget to strengthen Australia’s standing in the global technology race, with AI research and skills among the...

Qld’s new industry fund backs cutting-edge cancer treatment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Queensland’s $181 million sovereign industry fund is backing projects manufacturing cancer treatment therapies and the state’s first semi-automated sterile fill and finish platform in its initial biomedicine investments announced...