Author: Joseph Brookes

ACCC seeks sweeping reform to M&A law

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The competition regulator says Australia’s merger and acquisition laws are out of step with global standards and without reform will harm competition, innovation, and productivity. Competition tsar Rod Sims...

Apple, Google face potential payments reforms

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The likes of Apple and Google could be further regulated as the federal government embarks on an overhaul of the Australian payments regulatory framework. It comes after the Treasurer received...

Apple accuses CBA of ‘misleading’ digital wallets inquiry

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Apple has fired back at accusations it guards its mobile payment technology in an anticompetitive way, accusing its critics, including the Commonwealth Bank’s boss, of misleading a parliamentary inquiry...

Gig Guide: Former top mandarin to lead Charles Sturt University

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Charles Sturt University has announced a former senior mandarin as its next vice-chancellor while Western Australia’s top cop will lead the state’s vaccine rollout. Renée Leon, a former secretary...

Tas budget boost for renewables, advanced manufacturing

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The Tasmanian government has announced a new government initiative dedicated to climate, renewables and “future industries” as part of the state budget handed down on Thursday, which also included...

Countries will not ‘play nice’ in space: Defence

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“Hostile acts” in space and the strategic importance of the region are spurring the Australian Defence Force to develop sovereign space access and capabilities, according to a high-ranking officer...

Synthetic biology a $27b opportunity: CSIRO

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Sustained investment and research translation could make synthetic biology a $27 billion per year industry and add 44,000 jobs in Australia by 2040, according to the national science agency,...

Quantum Brilliance clears local barriers to raise $13m

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Australian-German startup Quantum Brilliance has closed a $13 million seed investment co-led by a consortium of Main Sequence and the founder of QxBranch, an Australian quantum software spin-out which...