Labor has given a lukewarm welcome to Scott Morrison’s modest commitment to a National Artificial Intelligence Centre but says government must get past announcements and onto delivery. Shadow industry minister Ed Husic...
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The federal government will spend $500 million on “enhancing” myGov and My Health Record as part of a $1.2 billion funding package aiming to position digital at the centre...
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Australia based game developers will receive a 30 per cent tax offset on qualifying expenditure, as part of the federal government’s $1.2 billion digital economy package announced Thursday. The...
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Poor governance and rampant outsourcing are plaguing the communications portfolio, according to shadow Minister Michelle Rowland, who has warned the Coalition government’s intervention into independent entities like the ABC,...
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GFG Alliance’s Sanjeev Gupta has refinanced debt for the Whyalla steelworks ending speculation the collapse of a financier to the company threatened the closure of the works. The company...
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The Victorian Auditor-General has called for a major rethink around government IT projects after finding “significant failures” in the state’s new IT system to handle fines which went nearly...
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Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge’s push for better engagement between universities and industry signals renewed ambition and dynamism among higher education policymakers. Research commercialisation is being pitched as the way to...
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The federal government has allocated more than $4 million to the oversight of the big tech media bargaining code, despite no companies being designated under it yet. Communications Minister...
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The upcoming federal budget provides a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity for structural economic reforms to drive the next Australian economic boom, according to a centre-right think tank that is calling for...
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The federal government plans to invest $371 million in a biosecurity package in this year’s budget, with much of the money going to new biotechnology and research programs. But...
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Treasury is developing new rules for Australia’s Consumer Data Right which would significantly expand businesses’ access to consumer data, following criticism that the accreditation requirements to participate are too...
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The federal government is still committed to introducing NDIS independent assessments, dubbed by many as “robo-planning”, despite recently “pausing” the rollout of the highly controversial scheme. The government is...
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The Victorian government’s new $100 million plan to encourage electric vehicle uptake offers a “useful path forward”, but much more work and money are required to reach its target...
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The Victorian government is on the hunt for a private manager for its $50 million venture growth fund, which aims to use venture debt to fill a funding gap...