New South Wales needs a more strategic and holistic approach to talent attraction, according to a new state productivity council report which warns that Sydney could slip further behind...
Policy
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Privacy and security experts have called on the ABC to halt its switch to mandatory user accounts at the eleventh hour, warning that the public broadcaster has failed to...
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Australia’s online, privacy, media, competition and consumer regulators have formed an alliance to share information and collaborate on how to best keep digital platform companies in check, amid growing...
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The eSafety Commissioner has slammed the federal government’s so-called “anti-trolling” bill, saying it conflates several issues, has stirred confusion and oversimplifies important issues. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant appeared...
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Small Australian videogame developers will have access to $150,000 government grants under a revival of a federal government assistance program. The inclusion of smaller companies comes as larger ones...
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A near-$19 million renewable energy microgrid will be operational in the Daintree region by 2024, with the federal governemnt to fund the program. Renewable energy firm Volt Advisory Group...
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Semiconductors, agricultural chemicals and personal protective equipment have been named by the Prime Minister among seven new supply chain priorities for more market development with like-minded nations. These supply...
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In a year marked by so much public discussion about the importance of diversity, it is heartening to see such impressive female representation among our chief scientists around the...
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Since federation, both our national wealth and our modern economy relies heavily on open and global free trade, with exports contributing a record high of 24 per cent of...
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The Prime Minister’s announcement of a new submarine base at one of three east coast locations is pork barrelling and risks Australia’s national security, according to independent Senator Rex...
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Reforms aimed at giving Australians more avenues to address defamatory comments made against them would actually “embolden” people to make more defamatory comments, according to Facebook parent company Meta....
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Fewer than 5 per cent of projects funded by federal government’s flagship Defence innovation program have gone on to export success, and just 7 per cent have been close...
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Labor has vowed to rebuild the Australian Public Service into a model employer that is better able to provide frank and fearless advice to Government. If elected, Labor would...
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Senator Andrew Bragg says the federal government needs greater discretionary powers in the regulation of cryptocurrency to increase oversight and speed up the introduction of new rules. Senator Bragg,...