Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation is one of the five productivity pillars identified by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. In writing about how the new ministry...
Policy
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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on Monday flagged faster project development times and more government support for the tech sector in next month’s state Budget as he looks to arrest...
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Australia’s regulatory settings for artificial intelligence will go under the microscope for the second time in two years as part of a series of inquiries aimed at turning around...
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On May 15, I chaired my third and final American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) annual general meeting. It was hard to step into the shoes of the man who...
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The Second Albanese Ministry and its 2025 Administrative Arrangements Order show a government shifting decisively from reform design to delivery architecture. With stable super-departments and a growing cadre of...
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The Albanese government’s nod to sovereign capability as a driver of economic security in its second term agenda has been met by approval from Australian tech firms after years...
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Australians are still losing time, money and data to deceptive online design practices nearly three years on from the regulator’s warning about the behaviour, with one expert finding the...
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Sovereign capability has been formally recognised as a policy priority for the Albanese government’s second term, with the Industry department given its marching order to lead the push. The executive...
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Voices from across industry say the new team of Tim Ayres and Andrew Charlton are a formidable combination of different experience and expertise, welcoming the “dynamic duo” and the...
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Sussan Ley has been chosen to take the Liberal Party forward in the wake of its landslide loss to Labor at the recent federal election, beating Angus Taylor in...
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Countries are meeting at the United Nations on Monday (Tuesday AEST) to revive efforts to regulate the kinds of AI-controlled autonomous weapons increasingly used in modern warfare, as experts...
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The announcement of the second Albanese ministry gives us some idea of how seriously it will execute its second term economic agenda. Initial reaction has been shaped by the...
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Manufacturing advocate and former Future Made in Australia assistant minister Tim Ayres has been named Australia’s new Industry minister, replacing Ed Husic after he was spectacularly dumped from the...
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In his extraordinary interview on ABC TV’s Insiders program on Sunday, outgoing Industry and Science minister Ed Husic said he spent 10 years working and listening to understand the...