Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is “very close” to a decision on whether the online safety codes that have been developed by local tech industry associations will be...
Policy
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A framework for technology sharing under pillar II of the trilateral AUKUS security pact must be established to ensure the arrangement is transformative, according to veteran leader of the...
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The Queensland government has unveiled the bare bones of a renewed industrial strategy that targets growth industries critical to global decarbonisation, heavily focused on the state’s traditional industry strengths....
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Greens Senators, former Labor ministers, academic experts and retired senior defence personnel are demanding an investigation of the origins and feasibility of the AUKUS arrangement, including whether the strategic...
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Late last year, Julia Spicer became the country’s first chief entrepreneur to be based outside of a capital city. Ms Spicer, who runs Engage & Create Consulting and The...
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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has released a refreshed 2023 ‘List of Critical Technologies’ identifying seven key areas of national interest, after a review found the need for...
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It has been fascinating to watch the initial reactions to the Budget in the areas of industry, science and innovation. At first pass, it looked modest. But when you...
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James Carouso spent 25 years as a career diplomat with the US State Department. He is well known across the Asia Pacific region and especially well known in Australia....
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Western Australia’s innovation fund and digital health programs have seen a significant boost in the state government’s 2023 Budget as annual economic growth hits a nine-year high. The New...
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A $390 million early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to ready homegrown SMEs and startups for future investment through the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has been widely praised by industry...
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Funding for the popular Export Market Development Grant program will be cut by $61 million over the next four years, with the savings to be redirected to other federal...
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There was plenty to like for innovation and technology in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ second budget, the centrepiece of which was a $392 million Industry Growth Program aimed at building...
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Measures to ease cost of living pressures and new investment in Medicare and the care economy will grab the first cut of headlines from Jim Chalmer’s second federal budget,...
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The federal government has opened the funding taps on a range of measures specifically designed to get Australian critical minerals projects locked into the global supply chains. The new...