A root and branch review of Australia’s R&D system has proposed channelling it into a handful of “focus areas” with multi-decade horizons like energy and health, while backing it...
Policy
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The head of the university sector’s peak body on Wednesday urged the government to follow other nations in strategically supporting place-based innovation to physically connect research institutions with industry....
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Artificial intelligence is being sold as a cure for Australia’s sluggish productivity growth, but a new report from think tank Per Capita argues the case is built more on...
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Victor Pantano is right to point out that much of Australian industry struggles to engage with research. The problem is well rehearsed – businesses have too few R&D skilled...
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US President Donald Trump has ramped up threats against countries that have digital taxes, promising “subsequent additional tariffs” on their goods if those nations do not remove such legislation....
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The US Commerce Department said on Monday that one of its agencies will take over operational responsibility to oversee US$7.4 billion in semiconductor research funds, saying that the private...
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Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie on Monday accused the Prime Minister of paying lip service to Robodebt reforms while introducing his own legislation to act on two-year old recommendations....
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An urgent review of the federal government’s automated welfare compliance system shows Australia’s punitive scheme is a global outlier, adding to doubts about the capability and accountability of senior...
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The Productivity Commission sets out in detail the massive upside for Australia in introducing AI tools across the economy in its interim report ‘harnessing data and digital technology’. But...
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It has been strangely quiet at Parliament House in Canberra this week, considering a national economic summit was being hosted by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. All the action was taking...
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Dedicated industry and government plans to harness artificial intelligence will be developed with urgency after the Albanese government and stakeholders agreed to elevate the frontier technology to a “national...
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Australia’s peak tech industry lobby has urged the federal government to adopt an R&D investment target of 2 per cent of GDP by 2035, putting it at odds with...
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Productivity Commission chief Danielle Wood is right to describe artificial intelligence as a “general-purpose technology” in the mold of electricity, the internal combustion engine, or the internet. Where she...
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NSW’s popular startup grant program will open next month with much tighter rules, closer ties to the state’s industry policy and a dedicated stream for female-owned, Indigenous and regional...