A group representing Australia’s oldest innovation precinct has urged the federal government to consider new tax incentives for R&D infrastructure to counteract residential build-to-rent developments. As governments stare down...
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Two of Australia’s leading life sciences and biotech associations have called on all political parties to address the challenges of commercialising locally developed products and services as an election...
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Imagine a future where Australia stands alongside other leaders in artificial intelligence, helping to shape the technology that’s changing our world. A future where we can use AI solutions...
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When a tech industry chief executive as successful and respected as Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes speaks on the record with advice for the government, you feel compelled to listen. But...
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As Attorney General Mark Dreyfus forges ahead with a framework for automating government decisions, experts say the plan is missing foundational work and the reform ambition it needs. In...
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Donald Trump’s Executive Office has ordered federal agencies to name a chief AI officer, develop strategies for expanding their use of artificial intelligence, and to make the purchase of...
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ federal Budget two weeks ago outlined an expected decline of $640.6 million in payments to companies under the R&D Tax Incentive scheme over the five years...
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The stock market plunge has more to do with the emergence this year of China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence tool than with President Donald Trump’s policies, US Treasury Secretary Scott...
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A new state plan for a decade of innovation in NSW has identified gaping holes in strategic industries, funding and talent, while floating ambitious policy options to close them....
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When the Labor Party’s Jerome Laxale won the Sydney seat of Bennelong from the Liberals at the 2022 election, votes from Chinese Australians angry about then-prime minister Scott Morrison’s...
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The global stock market carnage that followed US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs rippled through early trading in the United States, slamming a wide swath of key industries...
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A co-investment fund for critical minerals exploration will be established in New South Wales, with $2.5 million in seed money to be made available to help miners unlock rare earths...
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The advanced technology pillar of the AUKUS agreement is going under the microscope in the UK, with a new parliamentary inquiry to probe whether there is “sufficient clarity” on...
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A Coalition government would amalgamate private investment facilitation functions into a new body with “call in” powers to scrutinise hold ups, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor announced on Wednesday as...