Author: Joseph Brookes

‘Ferret’ robot, thermal battery startups nab NSW MVP grants

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NSW’s revamped MVP Ventures program has awarded $1 million to 22 startups developing breakthroughs like residential thermal storage system, medical devices and software platforms. The MVP Ventures program, which...

Canberra weighs refresh of Australia’s ageing supercomputer fleet

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The federal government’s top science and technology advisers are finalising advice on Australia’s high performance computing and data needs amid warnings that local researchers are now begging international partners...

Nearly $200k, 15 months ‘wasted’ on AI adviser search

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Industry minister Tim Ayres quietly abandoned his predecessor’s search for expert AI advisers last August after the government spent more than $188,000 on a 15 month recruitment process. Newly...

$3m upgrade for CSIRO’s energy integration lab

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The CSIRO’s energy transition research hub in Newcastle will tackle more cutting-edge projects like storing excess grid electricity in electric vehicle batteries following a $3 million laboratory upgrade that...

Recognise and mobilise Australia’s ‘missing middle’: IISA

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A small and misunderstood cohort of medium-sized firms could hold the key to addressing Australia’s structural prosperity issues, according to the federal government’s top industrial policy advisers. The medium-sized...

NSW dethroned as top VC state

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Funding for Victorian startups almost tripled to $2.2 billion last year on the back of AirWallex’s $730 million in later stage raises, rocketing the state past NSW for the...

FinTechs seek slice of $100b federal govt deals

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Australian fintechs are urging the Albanese government to follow NSW counterparts in opening up the government’s financial services deals to the smaller innovative firms, as private backers pull back...

‘Real legal risk’: Tech wreck suppliers to stay hidden

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An upcoming register of tech suppliers that underperform in federal government digital projects will not be shared publicly because of legal risks to the Commonwealth such as defamation. The...