Author: Justin Hendry

Ayres stamps his mark on NRF board as early directors exit

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Two new members have been appointed to the board overseeing the federal government’s flagship $15 billion industry fund, bringing fresh investment expertise to the table. Rodney Henderson, the chief...

Anthropic strikes deal for first data centre in Australia

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AI giant Anthropic has signed its first data centre lease agreement in Australia, two people familiar with the deal said, capitalising on a favourable political environment and abundant renewable...

Sell AI plan at home before UN, Greens tell PM

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Anthony Albanese has no mandate to spruik his AI plan on the world stage at the United Nations next week, the Greens say, accusing the government of failing to...

ARENA unveils $30m Launchpad for clean tech startups

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Startups working to commercialise renewable technologies are being offered grants under a new federal government program designed to give founders a faster pathway to early-stage funding. The Australian Renewable...

Govt ordered to name blacklisted IT contractors

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The Albanese government has been ordered to name the IT companies blacklisted on its new contractor underperformance register on a rolling basis, in a move that could expose the...

AirTrunk enlists quantum spinout for cooling tech push

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Australian data centre giant AirTrunk will explore using the same technology used to cool quantum computers for its next generation of data centres as part of a new partnership...

AI agenda ‘even clearer’ after Anthropic warning: PM

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Anthony Albanese says warnings from one of the world’s largest AI companies about the pace of development have bolstered the case for the government’s AI agenda, with the technology’s...

Victorian Opposition vows to axe state VC fund

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The Victorian Opposition has promised to scrap state-owned venture capital fund Breakthrough Victoria and sell off its investments if elected at November’s state election. The Liberal and Nationals estimate...