Critical infrastructure legislation has been passed by the lower house before the national security committee has reported back on it, in what Labor says is a “departure from long-standing...
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Engineers Australia has reported that job vacancies were up 50 per cent overall for 2021 compared to the year before, with demand for engineers at a ten-year high. The...
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The popular and long-running Export Market Development Grant scheme is in crisis, with “disastrous” reforms quietly introduced two days before Christmas “blindsiding” local businesses and leading to the value...
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The ABC will use the revenue it now receives from Facebook and Google to fund its planned increases in regional and outer suburban reporting. The public broadcaster’s managing director...
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The funding and resourcing limitations of Australia’s privacy office has been thrown in the spotlight again, as the wait for the appointment of a standalone FOI Commissioner continues. The...
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A Labor government would introduce new reporting requirements for government tenders, forcing agencies to provide more detail and consistency on the billions of dollars spent on external providers every...
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Two inquiries into the controversial ‘anti-trolling’ bill will not report back until mid-March, with it becoming increasingly unlikely the legislation will be passed before the upcoming election, despite Prime...
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The federal and Victorian governments have backed electric vehicle infrastructure and research in the state with two separate funding announcements. The Commonwealth government announced on Tuesday that it will...
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A UNSW Canberra military ethicist examines the arguments for and against the adoption of so-called “killer robots” in a new book. Associate Professor Deane-Peter Baker said that his time...
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The head of Snowy Hydro and independent Senator Rex Patrick clashed in Senate Estimates Monday over the use of foreign-manufactured steel and a lack of transparency within the “nation...
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A National Space Industry Hub and accompanying mentorship program has been launched in Sydney as a joint initiative between the New South Wales government and Deep Tech incubator Cicada...
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A corporate collective investment vehicle will be available in Australia from July after Parliament passed legislation with bipartisan support. The long-promised change introduces a new type of company for...
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The federal government has come under fire for failing to support domestic manufacturing and breaching its own tender requirement to use Australian steel for the construction of the Snowy...
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The University Research Commercialisation Action Plan has been developed by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment. However, in a case of ‘if all you have is a hammer,...