Author: Joseph Brookes

ACCC keeps heat on govt for long-delayed tech crackdown

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Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog says she will continue to closely monitor digital markets, as her wait for new intervention powers from the Albanese government enters a fourth year....

ARM Hub sprint starts for next robotics pioneer

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Another local innovator will be awarded a residency in the global robotics hub of Massachusetts and a chance to pitch to silicon valley investors in the second year of...

Australia languishes in updated economic complexity rankings

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A seemingly remarkable turnaround in Australia’s economic complexity was driven by new methodology rather than actually adding more value to exports, as experts maintain Australia is still dangerously exposed...

IGP advisers sweat on govt’s $102m cut to program

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The contracted advisers for Australia’s flagship commercialisation program face an uncertain future after receiving only six month extensions in the wake of the Albanese government’s $102 million program cut....

Less than 3 per cent of RDTI claims checked

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Only a tiny fraction of the 14,000 claims for innovation tax incentives last year were fully audited, the Senate heard on Wednesday, amid concerns about rorting and “pathetic” penalties....

US lawmakers push to curb China’s access to chipmaking tools

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US lawmakers chairing key House committees on Tuesday urged the State and Commerce Departments to restrict China’s access to advanced chipmaking equipment, warning that gaps in export controls threaten...