Labor leader Anthony Albanese has put sovereign procurement at the centre of the party’s industry policy ahead of the looming federal election, promising a greater share of the government...
Policy
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After more than two decades of building its research infrastructure and an entrepreneur base, Queensland’s next innovation strategy will focus on developing and transforming entire industries by building up...
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Shadow Industry minister Ed Husic has called on governments to attach industry development goals and economic growth outcomes to procurement decisions, whether it’s in relation to large-scale infrastructure projects...
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The world’s biggest cloud company Amazon Web Services has been certified under the federal government’s data sovereignty scheme despite its links to a controversial Chinese-owned data centre and the...
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On the day that sovereign cloud service company Sliced Tech was awarded ‘Certified Strategic’ status under the federal government’s controversial Hosting Certification Framework, the company was acquired by multinational...
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The tax office will pay Irish-domiciled tech firm Accenture more than $1.3 million per month over the next year as part of a near-$17 million contract relating to an...
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The federal government’s online safety reforms will lead to “widespread cybersecurity risks” comparable to the infamous Ashley Maddison data leak and may see “the work of one arm of...
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Silicon Quantum Computing chief executive Michelle Simmons and Australia’s Ambassador to the United States Arthur Sinodinos are among the heavyweight speakers to join a special panel discussion on the...
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The Queensland government is preparing a 10-year innovation plan based on research it commissioned that predicts the state could create 80,000 new jobs and add $11 billion to the...
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Recent revelations by a Facebook whistleblower that the social media giant puts “astronomical profits before people” are a reminder of the need to regulate Big Tech, according to Communications...
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The federal government has significantly relaxed the accreditation rules around the Consumer Data Right, with participating companies to be able to “sponsor” smaller firms to take part in the...
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Labor is set to go on the “front foot” with industry policy in the lead up to the election following the announcement of another new government minister, with shadow...
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The Prime Minister’s decision to split responsibility for Christian Porter’s former Industry, Science and Technology portfolio between two existing cabinet ministers has been given a broadly positive reception from...
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The Technology Council of Australia has called on both major political parties to back its plan to deliver one million tech jobs by 2025 as the new industry group...