Author: Joseph Brookes

DFAT officials, contractors investigated over dodgy deals

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Investigations have been launched into more than a dozen officials and contractors at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Australian Passport Office over its cowboy procurements. The probes...

Landmark NRF startup deals within weeks

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The first investments from the Albanese government’s landmark $15 billion manufacturing fund will be revealed within weeks as part of series A or B raises of local startups. The National...

Govt urged to unshackle industry policy billions

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government is being urged to amend its investment mandates and risk appetites to channel more of its landmark industry support to research and deep technologies after analysis...

Scandal and audit triggers tighter fraud controls at NHMRC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s biggest medical research funding agency will start gaining independent assurances of grant recipients’ fraud risks and mandate reporting of suspected incidents, following a misconduct scandal and a critical...

$60m TAFE centre to build up clean energy workforce

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal and NSW Labor governments are committing more than $60 million to establish a clean energy manufacturing training facility in Newcastle to build up a workforce and new nation-wide...

Australia’s ‘sanitised’ history powering AI

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Wikipedia pages for Australian cities, national parks and landmarks present a “sanitised” neo-colonial image of the nation, according to new research, raising concerns that artificial intelligence is amplifying and...

Salesforce lands DISR deal through limited tender

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Salesforce has cracked the federal Industry department, landing a $1 million deal this month through limited tender to supply the national science museum with software over three years. The...

Landmark space re-entry approval sets up 2025 tilt in SA

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
South Australian launch operator Southern Launch will attempt Australia’s first commercial space re-entry early next year at its Koonibba Test Range after receiving clearance from the Australian government. The...

Senate crossbench draws Future Made in Australia battlelines

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Senate crossbenchers that the federal government needs to win over to pass its Future Made in Australia bill are demanding more transparency, emissions assessments and an explicit ban on...