Labor on Monday put forward a bill which would require ministers to report within a month when they approve grants rejected by their departments or when they award grants...
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The federal government will pay Irish-domiciled consulting multinational Accenture nearly $60 million to develop a “permissions capability” platform which will initially serve to digitise incoming passenger declaration forms. In...
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Australia’s Ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall, Silicon Quantum Computing chief executive Michelle Simmons and Defence chief scientist Tanya Monro will headline an InnovationAus...
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More than $124 million in new funding for artificial intelligence research and industry development support allocated in the federal budget in May is still locked up inside the Industry...
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Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has likened proposed changes to the Critical Infrastructure Bill to the fire codes and building regulations that are in place to protect people and...
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Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price will take control of the CSIRO and the Australian Space Agency while Energy Minister Angus Taylor will oversee the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative...
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A group of international technology associations, including the Australian Information Industry Association, have written to Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews with concerns about government fast-tracking parts of the Critical...
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Dr Orna Berry is a former Israel government chief scientist and head of Industrial Research and Development. She served as an officer in the air force, earned a PhD...
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A government-led Senate committee has shot down a bill which would have outlawed the use of credit cards for online betting in Australia, claiming the proposal would limit choice...
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The industry department will pay two US consulting giants nearly $2 million in just over a month for “core” department work, with the public sector union saying this is “wasting...
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The latest effort by social media giants to combat misinformation on their platforms has been slammed by multiple organisations as a “total farce” and “woefully inadequate”, as federal government...
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Opinion: A marked upward trend in Australian manufacturing jobs to more than 900,000 occurred this month. Add to this manufacturing’s value-add in software programming, R&D, design and other supply...
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The Labor plan to use government’s massive procurement budget to build domestic industrial capability and capacity by directing more of the spending toward local companies has been welcomed by...
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The NSW government is expected to have integrated COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates into the venue check-in function of its Service NSW app by October 18, and available publicly across...