Author: Joseph Brookes

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

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...

Advanced materials maker snags $1.5m scaleup grant

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Wollongong firm developing materials for use in extreme environments like air travel and nuclear waste disposal will receive $1.5 million from the federal government’s scaleup program to expand...

Govt must rise to its Innovation Blueprint ambition

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A new state plan for a decade of innovation in NSW has identified gaping holes in strategic industries, funding and talent, while floating ambitious policy options to close them....