US President Donald Trump’s administration plans to rescind and modify a Biden-era rule that curbed the export of sophisticated AI chips, a spokeswoman for the Department of Commerce said...
Policy
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Thousands of pre-loved devices could be donated to vulnerable and disadvantaged communities every year to boost digital connectivity under NSW’s first-ever digital inclusion strategy. The strategy, which has been...
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Labor Senator and senior frontbencher Katy Gallagher will retain the Finance portfolio in the Albanese government’s second term, giving her control of whole-of-government technology and keenly anticipated procurement reforms....
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The Queensland government will review its procurement policy and establish more pathways for small local firms and innovative suppliers through a $100 million small and family business push outlined...
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Even within a landslide victory of the scale achieved in the reelection of the Albanese government, Ed Husic’s performance in his western Sydney electorate of Chifley was a standout....
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Australia’s fledgling green hydrogen sector and its backers have welcomed the Albanese government’s comprehensive election win, which keeps ambitions of a globally competitive export industry afloat. A change in...
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Champions of tech and science policy have mostly survived the federal election, but Labor’s thumping win and a handful of retirements will see some bow out amid a period...
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With Anthony Albanese and Labor claiming a decisive victory at the weekend’s election, attention now turns to the second-term government’s ambitious agenda for the next three years. Buffeted by...
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The sheer scale of Labor’s historic 2025 election victory delivers Anthony Albanese a mandate to “double-down” on his government’s industrial ambition and the opportunity to reshape the nation’s research...
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Tens of billions of dollars in government investment in new industries and manufacturing capability is secure after Labor won the 2025 federal election and returned the Albanese government for...
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The Australian government’s new $1.2 billion critical minerals stockpile plan appears to be more of a political statement than a transformative industrial policy. While some headlines have framed it...
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Australia should follow other nations in pegging public funding for research to inflation to give researchers and partners more confidence, technology focused universities have told a generation review of...
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A Dutton government would end Labor’s landmark industry programs, curtail net zero efforts and disrupt reforms to the higher education sector, Coalition costings released two days out from the...
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Days out from a federal election and almost nothing has been uttered on tech policy in a month-long campaign, with political leaders overlooking or undercooking transformative issues like artificial...