Author: Joseph Brookes

Science diplomacy grants open after lengthy wait

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The federal government on Wednesday opened applications for science diplomacy grants that were announced nearly three years ago. The grants get going after surviving a cut in last year’s...

Canberra’s in-house consultancy reloads as demand grows

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The Albanese government’s in-house consulting unit is hunting new talent to double its size and refine its services over the next year, this week posting roles for directors and...

ACCC probes AI impact on uncompetitive search market

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Google’s dominance of internet search and the potential of artificial intelligence to disrupt or entrench it will go under the microscope in the competition watchdog’s second inquiry of the...

NSW innovation equity challenge needs a structural fix

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The NSW government must become an equity exemplar by applying a new “gender lens” to its innovation funding, according to a group of experts that found a decade of...

Chalmers pledges cohesion, investor front door in Budget

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers is tempering expectations for a Budget “cash splash”, on Thursday saying the focus will be on catalysing investment to builds domestic capabilities that take advantage of...

Govt steps in to fund WA lithium mine

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An lithium mining project in Western Australia has secured public financing in a new $550 million loan to get it through early production, expected to start later this year....

Science diplomacy fund takes another hit

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Australia’s science and technology diplomacy fund looks set to be narrowed by the Albanese government after already being cut in last year’s Budget, with its key grants stream sitting...