Author: Joseph Brookes

Budget 2026: Govt’s rare chance to lay an innovation bedrock

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Science and research groups have urged the Albanese government to seize a rare policy reset opportunity to address a national R&D system at “breaking point”. In pre-budget submissions released...

Atlassian founders’ election year political donation splurge

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The 2025 election enticed billionaire Scott Farquhar back into the world of political donations, with new transparency data showing he gifted another $1.5 million to climate action group Climate...

Political donations data: Tech groups fall in behind Labor

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Key parts of Australia’s tech sector, including its two main lobby groups, donated more to Labor than the then-Coalition in the 2025 election year, new transparency data shows. Both...

Local supplier secures Defence’s $54m IT services work

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Perth founded firm Kinetic IT will continue to supply Defence’s ICT service desk and switchboard service for another two years under a $53.5 million contract. Inked last October and...

Accenture’s aged care tech deal nudges $600m

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Accenture will be paid more than half a million dollars a day for another two years to supply IT contractors for the federal government’s aged care technology overhaul. The...

NRF takes $75m stake in Qld Alumina producer

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Taxpayers have a $75 million equity stake in Gladstone alumina maker Alpha HPA after the National Reconstruction Fund made the cornerstone commitment in a $225 million raise on Thursday....

NRF piles into driverless vehicle maker’s US$40m Series B

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Labor’s National Reconstruction Fund on Wednesday poured in more than half of a US$40 million Series B for Melbourne manufacturer Applied EV to bring its driverless vehicles to market....