More than a decade after its introduction, the research and development tax incentive has been “life-changing” for Australia’s biotech industry and an example of how effective long-term consistent policy...
Policy
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As a former Director of R&D for major multinationals in Australia and in Holland, and founder of a successful technology startup in Australia, I can claim a unique perspective...
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The federal government has adjusted its cyber aspirations from being the world’s best to being among the leaders, a recognition that several factors will be beyond Australia’s control in...
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Pandemic fatigue, blunting our willingness to take-on a public health emergency, is real. So for all that we’ve endured through the extreme trials and tribulations of COVID-19 over the...
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The long-awaited report from the Parliamentary committee Inquiry into the Culture and Capability of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has landed. And it is steaming. After ten years...
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Salesforce held multiple meetings with former Government Services and NDIS minister Stuart Robert and Synergy 360, the controversial consulting firm linked to him in the lead up to a...
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Big tech merger proposals that “entrench, materially increase, or materially extend a firm’s position to substantial market power” could soon be grounds for rejection, as the federal government releases options for...
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The Prime Minister’s announcement that he was handing Microsoft a government trial of its generative artificial intelligence just hours before consultations with local industry on the technology has triggered...
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Advice and admin costs will swallow more than 25 per cent of the Industry Growth Program’s $392 million budget, leaving $105 million less in funding for early-stage commercialisation grants....
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A South Australian parliamentary inquiry has backed calls to develop sovereign artificial intelligence capability to ensure the state can reap the economic benefits of the emerging technology and mitigate...
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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has declined to comment on reports of a ‘secret’ process designed to accelerate Australia’s acquisition of a quantum computer, saying instead that he...
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One of Australia’s most esteemed scientists says he would be jailed for continuing his current research on semiconductors and nanotechnology under the government’s planned changes to defence trade controls....
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Changes to export controls on defence products and services are a disaster for local deep-tech companies making dual-use products that have applications in both the defence and civilian commercial...
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The Albanese government has pushed back controversial legislation to bring more oversight and enforcement against online information until next year to better define terms and add a carve out...