The official visit of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden to Australia, accompanied by Sweden’s Foreign Trade minister Johan Forssell, could not have been better timed as...
Policy
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Changes to the Export Market Development Grants program aimed at increasing the value of individual grants will be considered following the release of the program’s operational review on Thursday....
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The Technology Council of Australia has welcomed the National Reconstruction Fund by government as a provider of ‘patient capital’ for long-term strategic investments, but says it should be designed...
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Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy on Wednesday quelled fears the Albanese government’s $45 billion in off budget spending would add to aggregate demand, saying he does not think the funds...
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Industry minister Ed Husic made a “desperate intervention” in the growing debate around the government’s flagship industry policy when he linked the planned $15 billion fund to national security,...
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Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has rejected proposed industry codes put forward by associations representing the online industry, sending the draft codes back to industry demanding that they address areas of...
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Science and Technology Australia are calling on the federal government to establish a $20 billion “locked box of capital” which the peak body estimates could contribute up to $2.3...
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Australia’s $15 billion reconstruction fund should focus on “long-term, strategically important investments” in critical technologies that inherently carry higher risk, according to the country’s newest technology industry group. In...
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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has left dozens of government-appointed science and technology leadership positions vacant, including half the government’s innovation advisory board and three spots on the...
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The Attorney General has sought advice on a government-wide ban of surveillance equipment linked to the Chinese Communist Party after an unofficial audit found at least 900 devices being...
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The Albanese government has ordered an independent review of the Coalition’s modernising business registers program after it emerged a further $1 billion would be needed to complete the overhaul....
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The Coalition plan to vote against the National Reconstruction Fund bill represents a lost opportunity for the Parliament to demonstrate a bipartisan commitment to Australian manufacturing, Industry minister Ed...
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My Health Record looks set to be overhauled, with an expert taskforce finding not enough health information is being shared between patients, practitioners and services, despite nearly $900 million...
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Federal law enforcement agencies have sought advice on the implementation of controversial account takeover powers after the watchdog found holes in their internal policies as warrants were being issued....