Author: Justin Hendry

Farquhar, Mookhey secure invites to productivity roundtable

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Tech Council chair Scott Farquhar has been invited to join business group leaders, policy experts and unionists at the federal government’s productivity roundtable, adding a greater tech lens to...

Tech Central ‘must continue to grow’: Chanthivong

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
NSW innovation minister Anoulack Chanthivong says moving the popular Sydney Startup Hub to Tech Central will give startups new opportunities to scale ideas and build world-class research links. In...

Digital ID, CDR and AI in the audit office’s crosshairs

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The national audit office is mulling investigations into the Consumer Data Right, the digital identity scheme and the federal government’s oversight of new technologies, but an inquiry into the...

Finance department wraps up PwC investigation

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has completed its investigation into whether Big Four consulting giant PwC should be allowed to resume bidding for new Commonwealth work in the wake of the...

Gilmour Space delays third launch attempt

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Gilmour Space Technologies has pushed back its latest test flight attempt by 10 days, owing to windy conditions at the site of its Bowen Orbital Spaceport in northern Queensland....

Trump joins tech and energy executives amid AI push

Posted on   |  by Jarrett Renshaw
US President Donald Trump joined executives from some of the largest US tech and energy companies for a summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday as the administration prepares more measures...

The ABS exposed a problem. Smart manufacturing is the answer

Posted on   |  by Paul Eastwood
Last month, two developments delivered a sharp warning to Australia’s industrial base. In a major economic address, Treasurer Jim Chalmers declared productivity the “defining economic challenge of the next...