An in-house public service consultancy will be established within months alongside domestic procurement reforms as the Albanese government looks to do more work in-house and get more value out...
Policy
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The New South Wales shadow Digital and Innovation portfolios have gone to Sydney liberal MPs James Griffin and Mark Coure in a new shadow ministry unveiled by Opposition leader...
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Gambling and alcohol giants beat out Australia’s national science agency and universities in patent and trademark filings last year, as local filings fell and the nation remained overwhelmingly a...
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The federal Opposition has poured cold water on the just-launched National Quantum Strategy saying there was nothing in the document that would meaningfully boost Australia’s prospects for staying at...
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Commonwealth spending on research and development as a proportion of GDP is expected to be the lowest on record this financial year, disappointing research peak bodies as attention turns...
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No question, next Tuesday’s Budget is being handed down in a challenging economic and fiscal environment. It needs to beat inflation, balance the Budget, and incentivise investment. That’s a...
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Finance minister Katy Gallagher wants to see a $3 return to the economy on each dollar spent by the federal government as part of its sovereign procurement plan. Ms...
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Australia is falling behind Europe in its efforts to address the market power of Big Tech gatekeepers and boost online safety through legislative reforms, according to former head of...
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The Research and Development Tax Incentive scheme is estimated to reach its highest total value this financial year, according to new data from the Department of Industry, Science and...
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There is absolutely no doubt that orthodox economic theory concludes that, where viable, competitive markets deliver the best outcome for consumers. What is less clear is whether the orthodox...
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The Coalition is reserving judgement on the government’s new EV strategy, despite the plan not committing any funding and locking in only one clear policy to introduce an overdue...
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The Opposition is demanding Industry minister Ed Husic release the National Quantum Strategy, warning its absence is creating drift and risking Australia’s “status and ability to compete” as other...
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The Royal Commission into Robodebt heard significant revelations about the series of failures that led up to the illegal tech-based scheme. Robodebt involved the use of an algorithm to...
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The Education department is outsourcing the collection of research commercialisation data, relying on industry and research groups to provide the information that informs multi-billion dollar government programs. The outsourcing,...