Author: Joseph Brookes

Are TAFEs our R&D sleeping giant?

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TAFE institutes are demanding a bigger role in the national R&D system, proposing a Canadian-style approach of direct applied research funding to leverage their industry connections and nation-wide network....

Pocock promises innovation agenda in second stint

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Independent senator David Pocock would throw his weight behind lifting R&D investment, startup support and responsible innovation in a second term, saying politicians need to do more to back...

Defence calls in the big guns for cloud migration help

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Defence has contracted AWS and Microsoft to help with its migration and multi-cloud environment, inking fresh limited tender deals with the US hyperscalers worth more than $12 million. The...

Skills drive: Tonsley Technical College signs new industry partners

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Tonsley Technical College, one of South Australia’s five new technical colleges, has unveiled three additional employer partnerships to support career development opportunities within the advanced manufacturing and engineering.  ...

Manufacturers blast Coalition over plan to ditch NRF funds

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Manufacturing workers on Friday said Australia “cannot risk” a Coalition government after the opposition promised to unwind mostly popular policy work and cut billions in legislated incentives for new...

Home Affairs hunts new machine learning cyber shield

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The Department of Home Affairs is searching for a new cybersecurity shield to protect thousands of users and devices, as its current ageing and patchwork system runs up against...

Dutton looks to strip $15bn National Reconstruction Fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s $15 billion manufacturing fund could be stripped by a Dutton government, which would use around $14.5 billion from its unspent allocation for Coalition priorities. As the...

Govt urged to act on automated decision-making reform

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
As Attorney General Mark Dreyfus forges ahead with a framework for automating government decisions, experts say the plan is missing foundational work and the reform ambition it needs. In...