Author: Joseph Brookes

Unis forced to screen all foreign research engagements

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Universities will be legally required to screen research projects’ risk to “national interest” for the first time under new efforts to protect against espionage and knowledge theft or misappropriation...

Japan’s Defence industry joins local breakthrough laser trial

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Defence scientists and Mitsubishi have claimed a successful demonstration of a world-first prototype laser system in South Australia, as the Japanese manufacturing giant tips $70 million into Sydney operations...

Australia must ‘hold our nerve’ on quantum investment

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Australia must “hold our nerve” on quantum with ongoing government investment and an ecosystem build-out of advanced infrastructure, supply chains and markets in coming decades, former chief scientist Dr...

IP Australia re-ups with SAP in $10m HANA upgrade

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IP Australia will upgrade its core SAP-based finance system under a multi-year project that will cost almost $10 million to head off a support cliff from the German software...

NSW puts data centres to work on energy transition

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Major data centres will be approved in under three months in NSW if proponents can satisfy new rules designed to accelerate the state’s energy transition while stemming community backlash...

KPMG pulls in $16m from govt amid its shadow ban

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KPMG has been awarded more than $16 million in federal work since Canberra’s shadow ban began in June, including two new contracts with Defence, leading to calls for the...