The ASX All Technology Index officially debuted this week to great acclaim as an important new indicator of the growing maturity of the local tech sector. The unintended consequence...
Policy
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The federal government needs to “rebalance” innovation policies to focus more on non-research and development activities, according to a new Innovation and Science Australia report. The report, which was...
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A Senate Committee has given the green light to the government’s plan to contribute $100 million of taxpayer money to a business growth fund following a “ridiculously short” inquiry....
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The local tech sector is booming and the launch on Friday of a new All Technology Index on the ASX would only increase global interest in the Australian tech...
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The NSW government will fund a National Space Industry Hub as an anchor tenant in its multi-billion-dollar Sydney Innovation and Technology Precinct as part of the state’s new Space...
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Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie are spending $12.5 million on a new venture to spearhead the super-fast roll-out of off-grid solar and battery combinations to help...
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The Coalition’s newfound focus on a technology investment target in lieu of an emissions target to address climate change is “insulting” and an attempt to find a “silver bullet”,...
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Australia’s manufacturing sector is lagging the rest of the world and had “almost fallen off the page”, with a renewed focus on innovation needed to close the gap, UTS...
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The government is planning to inject $100 million of taxpayer money into a business growth fund in “complete blindness” using “dubious data”, according to Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick....
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Innovation and Science Australia’s chief executive officer Charlie Day quietly left the organisation last Friday after three years’ commuting between Melbourne and Canberra. Dr Day took the helm of...
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It’s a pretty rare day in parliament these days when you hear consecutive, detailed speeches about innovation policy, but that’s what happened last week. Can innovation and the technology...
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The Victorian government has created a taskforce to guide the development of a new innovation agenda, with LaunchVic’s future to be revealed in the upcoming state budget. State Innovation...
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There won’t be any amendments to the Commonwealth’s controversial encryption-busting powers until October at the earliest with the Coalition signalling it would vote down Labor’s attempts to “repair” the...
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Australia’s strong agricultural science has built a reputation for quality. Australian beef in particular is highly sought after around the world. Almost three quarters of the beef produced in...