Author: Joseph Brookes

China tensions rising, driving domestic policy: Treasurer

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has waned Australian businesses to lessen their reliance on China as tensions with the rising superpower drive domestic policies aimed at diversifying the economy and protecting...

$8.5m for unis, tech companies to work globally

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Seven universities and three companies have shared in $8.5 million in federal R&D collaboration grants, with funded projects including portable sanitising stations to stop COVID-19 spread, turning grain crops...

DTA offloads COVIDSafe, other projects in shake-up

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The Digital Transformation Agency has confirmed it will move several high value technology projects to other agencies, including management of the controversial COVIDSafe app, as part of sweeping machinery...

Insurer backs Myriota to monitor assets from space

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Insurance Australia Group will use satellites and the Internet of Things to monitor its customers’ business and agricultural assets under a new partnership with Adelaide space startup Myriota. The...

WA lithium refinery to bring back battery value chain

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Wesfarmers has secured ground for a new lithium refinery in southern Perth as part of its joint venture to control the full value chain of lithium hydroxide, a chemical...

Billion-dollar boom forecast for govt IT spend

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Australian governments are forecast to spend more than $6.4 billion dollars next year on IT services like consultants, managed services and cloud infrastructure, as part of a near double-digit...