Author: Joseph Brookes

AgTech support sprouts across Australia

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The ramp up of a national AgTech accelerator comes as more grants in Victoria aim to help Australian farmers adapt to drought and adopt new technologies like automation, soil...

Corporate entities lose procurement rules carve out

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Corporate Commonwealth entities like the National Disability Insurance Agency will soon face the same procurement rules that apply to non-corporates after the Albanese government agreed to further tighten buying...

AI, clean tech drive increase in Australian patent filings

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Domestic filings for intellectual property increased across the board last year, approaching record levels in some areas in an encouraging sign for Australian innovation. But total patent filings, which...

Minister pushes back on govt’s investor test overhaul

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A Cabinet minister is warning Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones that his sophisticated investor changes risk cutting off startup capital and sending mixed signals while the government looks to spur...

Experts tapped to assess commercialisation grants

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The Australian innovators and experts in command of new $5 million startup grants have been revealed as the Albanese government’s commercialisation program gets underway. The seven experts have decades...

Govt lays down $36m quantum challenge

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Quantum firms are being offered grants of more than $5 million each to solve national challenges like optimising energy networks, improving medical imaging and reducing the impact of mining...