Author: Joseph Brookes

Australia rolls out the red carpet to SpaceX

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Australia’s space regulator prepared bespoke support for SpaceX earlier this year to aid the company’s bid to land and recover a rocket off the coast of Western Australia, newly...

Govt revives ‘citizen watchdog’ missing in Robodebt

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Top legal minds and disability and Indigenous advocates have been appointed to a reinstated administrative decisions watchdog to bolster oversight and tackle systemic issues. The experts arrive as part...

ANU Tech Policy Design Centre moves to keep doors open

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The Australian National University-based Tech Policy Design Centre is expected to continue its work in 2025 – albeit as an independent not-for-profit entity – after the university unexpectedly cut...

Bullying, pay gap in male dominated ’24/7′ cyber sector

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Gender biases, stereotypes and inequities are limiting women’s participation in the Australian cybersecurity sector, according to new research that recommends changes to the current “24/7 culture”. A report by...

$47m TAFE upgrade for heavy manufacturing workers

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Wollongong’s TAFE campus will be upgraded and new courses offered for heavy industry manufacturing in Defence and transport sectors under a $47 million state and federal initiative aimed at...

R&D review urged to tackle tax, coordinate innovation

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Research institutions and industry groups are lining up to assist a landmark review of the national R&D system, but are also urging the government not to delay immediate action...

Tesla chair to lead generational R&D review

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A generational review of Australia’s ailing research and development system will be led by Tesla chair Robyn Denholm, who will develop options to close a multi-billion dollar gap with...

Houssos demands more from NSW govt’s $42b spend

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The NSW government’s devolved procurement framework will be reshaped into a hub and spoke model next year as part of Minister Courtney Houssos’s sweeping changes to how the state...