The Queensland budget has pledged nearly $90 million towards the state’s burgeoning quantum sector, just months after the state government confirmed a $465 million funding package for US quantum...
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In comedy and politics, just as in business and innovation, timing is everything. This week, Australians were reminded of the truth of this enduring axiom. News Corporation Australasia executive...
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Private investment in South Australian tech companies has fallen off a cliff in the current financial year, according to a state budget that was largely quiet on tech-related initiatives....
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California-based startup PsiQuantum was given an “inside run” to a controversial $1 billion investment by Australian taxpayers as the only company that government engaged with in a thorough due...
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The now-defunct federal Entrepreneurs Programme run by the Industry department allowed its own contractors to assist tenderers bidding for $30 million plus delivery jobs in exchange for fees, giving...
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Last week, Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic announced with little fanfare that the position of Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador would be discontinued, effective three days later. The...
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A new ruling allowing the tax office to assess the eligibility of activities under the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) has “muddied the waters” of the scheme and...
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The Albanese government is under fire for a slow down on reforms for ‘life event’ services after revelations it had not funded a proposal to reinvigorate the mammoth project...
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What are we to make of the increasing volume and intensity of competing ‘facts’ about Australia’s green energy transition, how to achieve it and at what cost? I mean,...
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The national audit office has ruled out using artificial intelligence for consequential decisions and won’t deploy generative tools at all until a thorough risk assessment has been completed, as...
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The federal government’s ambassador for gender equity in STEM is being wound up, with existing functions to be slotted into other programs. The Pathway to Diversity in STEM review,...
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To paraphrase a line from British politician George Galloway, when it comes to building Australian capability in the information technology sector, the Coalition and Labor are two cheeks of...
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The Minns government will consider further moves to reduce the state’s reliance on consultants in next month’s Budget after analysis found they were being engaged at a rate of...
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The Australian innovators and experts in command of new $5 million startup grants have been revealed as the Albanese government’s commercialisation program gets underway. The seven experts have decades...