Author: Joseph Brookes

Qld govt funds Bundaberg blockchain project

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The Queensland government has announced the first grant from it agribusiness digital transformation program, co-investing almost $160,000 in a Bundaberg fruit and vegetable co-op’s digital project. Eight more grant recipients...

Labor startup plan gets big tick from industry

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Labor’s proposal to spur innovation through loans to young entrepreneurs has received strong backing from the Australian startup community and technology universities, who expect the program would be oversubscribed...

MedTech and pharma grants open in WA

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Western Australian developers and manufacturers can now apply for up to $100,000 in matched government funding for medical technology and pharmaceutical manufacturing projects. The funding comes from a new...

Alarm as STEM support gets the cold shoulder

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An association representing thousands of engineering, science and IT workers has slammed the government for its failure to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the budget. Professionals Australia,...

Ransomware and phishing drive data breach spike

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Phishing and ransomware attacks spiked in the last year leading to a growing number of data breaches, according to analysis of more than 29,000 security incidents. Australian governments and...

We need an overarching innovation strategy

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Tuesday’s budget saw technology elevated to new importance. But it lacked the bold bets and overarching strategy needed to support Australia’s new economies, according to innovation experts, who have...

Budget lacks basic science funding

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The story of the past year has been the pandemic: from the first outbreaks in early 2020, the identification of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and methods to detect it, through...

Global talent program has been stuck onshore

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Home Affairs has declined to answer questions about the impact of a taskforce established last year to attract “global super talent” to Australia, after it was revealed most of...

Australia is losing its quantum edge: ASPI

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Australia is falling behind in the global quantum technology race despite its history of leadership in the field, according to a new Australian Strategic Policy Institute report, which calls...