The future of the government’s signature Industry Growth Centres program is under a growing cloud with Labor industry spokesman Kim Carr openly questioning whether the public is getting value...
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The Opposition has rejected the federal government’s calls for its contentious encryption bill to be passed before Christmas, labelling it “unworkable” and that it would “potentially weaken Australia’s security”....
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Former Attorney-General Martin Pakula has been appointed as the new Victorian innovation minister as part of a major state government cabinet reshuffle. Mr Pakula, who served as the chief...
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Rob Fitzpatrick has officially wrapped up his exit from his role as CEO of the Australian Information Industry Association, announcing he is now the CEO of energy startup Gelion....
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The Sydney-based digital movie studio Animal Logic and Tasmania’s Echoview Software – which build hydra-acoustic data visualisations for assessing fish populations in the wild – were just two of...
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Opposition leader Bill Shorten would return science to the centre of government decision-making and drive central efforts to lift the nation’s spending on research and development by billions of...
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A “myth-busting” report on the economic impact on the local cyber security industry of controversial proposed encryption laws is set to be released in the next week as the...
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The Queensland government’s initial investment in Brisbane-based tech scale-up RedEye has proven to be such a success it has gone back for seconds, participating in the company’s Series B funding...
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The NSW government has released its first Cyber Security Industry Development strategy in a move to help grow the local cybersecurity sector. The strategy, released on Monday, details four...
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Former Victorian Innovation Minister Philip Dalidakis has been removed from the state government’s ministry as part of a Cabinet reshuffle following Labor’s crushing re-election over the weekend. Victoria will...
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If you are interested in publicly-funded research, entrepreneurialism, and innovation ecosystems and you have not heard of Mariana Mazzucato, then now is a good time to get an introduction...
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The senate committee report on the contentious Research and Development Tax Incentive changes has been delayed and won’t be handed down for another three months. The Economics Legislation Committee...
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The latest ever announcement of Australian Research Council funding has placed Australia’s innovation system “at risk”, according to the federal Opposition. And industry lobby Science and Technology Australia says...
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If Australia wants to build any public confidence in the growing data economy, it needs to have structures and protections – some of which can be borrowed from other...