The value of amendments to existing government contracts skyrocketed to $28 billion last year, a seven-fold increase over the decade, according to new analysis of AusTender data. The use...
Policy
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The Albanese government’s plan to pump billions into industry development, housing and transform the electricity grid needs to be “phased appropriately”, while further off-budget vehicles should be avoided, the...
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Consultancies, tech companies, lobby groups and a former Industry minister’s business donated more than $1.5 million directly to Australia’s major political parties during the election year. The Big Four...
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Industry and governments are continually looking for efficiencies – opportunities to improve safety and productivity, while reducing environmental impact, response times and costs. One of the biggest challenges to...
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Child welfare groups are asking Australia’s online safety regulator to reject the industry codes Meta and TikTok say will keep their young users safe, warning the industry-written rules do...
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An advisory group chaired by accomplished indigenous screenwriter and Order of Australia recipient Dorothy ‘Dot’ West has been created by the federal government to work towards closing the digital...
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As the government considers reviving the controversial facial recognition legislation needed to expand an identity matching scheme, Home Affairs has awarded a $37 million contract to Fujitsu to manage...
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An independent review into Australia’s carbon offset program that concluded the scheme was “fundamentally well designed” but recommended major changes has been criticised by the academic that first raised...
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A final draft of Australia’s first national quantum strategy is written and with government for consideration, with a public release expected within weeks. The chief scientist finished the plan...
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One of the world’s largest pre-seed investors, Techstars, will move into Sydney’s Tech Central district and run its flagship accelerator program for emerging technology companies after receiving a three-year...
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In keeping with long-standing tradition and to get us into a Ho Ho Ho vibe for the Christmas break, I present to you the annual InnovationAus.com Summer Reading List....
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The Albanese government’s first seven months in office have been busy, with many of the promises it took to the ballot box already a reality. For industry policy, however,...
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The New South Wales government has fallen short of its ambitious target to spend 30 per cent of its annual technology procurement budget with local small to medium-sized enterprise....
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Publishing is not for the faint hearted. It’s a tough business, making it all the more important to celebrate milestones along the way. So please, indulge me as I...