The federal government has signed contracts worth more than $60 million for the supply of rapid antigen tests this week without a tender process due to “extreme urgency or...
Policy
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US consulting giant Deloitte will be paid a further $4.5 million in the first half of this year by the federal government for continued work on the new myGov...
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Any Australian who has paid the slightest attention to the politics of climate change knows that Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s mantra is ‘technology not taxes.’ With technology playing such...
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Sydney quantum pioneer Q-CTRL will significantly expand its presence in America thanks to a US government Small Business Innovation Research grant. Q-CTRL was this week awarded $230,000 in funding...
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The acting education minister has vetoed six humanities research grants which had been recommended by the independent Australian Research Council for funding. The veto was revealed on Christmas eve...
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It will be “extremely difficult” for civil society to properly contribute to a range of current tech-focused government consultations with submission periods running over the summer break. The government...
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Justin Bassi, a Turnbull-era national security advisor and the current chief-of-staff for Foreign Minister Marise Payne will reportedly take the lead of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute next year....
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A number of digital rights organisations have called on the federal government to abandon its plan to require social media firms to verify the age of their users, saying...
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Science, Innovation and Technology is one of three new portfolios announced Monday in New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet’s sweeping cabinet reshuffle, which also sees nine first time ministers...
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A bipartisan Senate committee has sounded the alarm over the potential for foreign interference through social media in the upcoming federal election, saying there needs to be a response...
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The NSW government has formally launched its identity support unit, a single point of contact in the state to support citizens and organisations impacted by identity crime. Called IDSupport...
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Australia’s Industry Growth Centres have been allocated an additional $19 million to transition to self-sustaining operation next year when the federal government pulls its support for the long-running initiative....
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The proposed appointment of Gina Cass-Gottlieb as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) next year is welcome, as is the appointment of Liza Carver as ACCC enforcement commissioner....
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The peak science group has urged the federal government to reconsider its plan to tie most collaborative research funding to manufacturing priorities, warning the change could make some Centres...