Author: Justin Hendry

Feds chase $11m in debts from Morrison-era manufacturing grants

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The federal government is chasing more than $11 million from companies that underspent or abandoned projects that received grant funding through the Modern Manufacturing Initiative. The outstanding amount has...

Australia leads developed world in govt quantum investment

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Australia led the developed world in quantum computing investment by government over the four years to 2024, with its public spending surpassing every other OECD nation, an international report...

Jacqui Munro lands shadow tech portfolio in NSW reshuffle

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Moderate Liberal MLC Jacqui Munro will take on the science and technology portfolio in a new-look NSW shadow ministry after being promoted in a reshuffle ahead of next year’s...

Defence inks Google deal for ‘air-gapped’ Secret cloud

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Google has signed a potentially lucrative deal to provide Australia’s military with a resilient, fully disconnected hyperscale cloud solution capable of operating through network outages. The multi-year agreement for...

ATO secures $61m to move ahead with ERP overhaul

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The Australian Taxation Office will move forward with its planned enterprise resource planning overhaul after securing almost $61 million to develop a second pass business case. The new funding,...

MYEFO cuts $102m from Industry Growth Program

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The Albanese government will cut $102 million in uncommitted funding from its flagship early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to help startups bridge the funding gap. The Industry Growth Program (IGP)...

Ayres to mull landmark R&D review over summer break

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A once-in-a-generation review of Australia’s research and development system has been completed and delivered to the Albanese government, but won’t be released until next year. The Strategic Examination of...

US suspends tech ‘prosperity deal’ with UK

Posted on   |  by Alistair Smout and Gursimran Kaur
The United States is stalling the implementation of a £31 billion (A$62 billion) technology agreement with Britain, officials said, following concerns in Washington over London’s approach to digital regulation...