With another year almost over, InnovationAus.com has put together a two-part recap of the key highlights of an extraordinary 2018. For this first part, we’ll look at what happened...
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As the clock runs down on 2018, InnovationAus.com is taking the pulse of our readership through a short survey to make sure we are on the right track and...
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This is a good time of the year to reflect on our industry and its place in today’s society – not so much in respect of all of the...
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The federal opposition has pledged to “preserve” the research and development tax incentive after accusing the government of “wrecking” the popular scheme. At the Labor Party’s national conference in...
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Labor’s National Conference has formally adopted into its platform a significantly boosted policy profile for artificial intelligence, committing a future Shorten government to the development of new AI capability...
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Fresh from its monstering three months ago at the hands of the banking Royal Commission, the local insurance giant IAG has turned up as the primary sponsor of a...
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The federal government’s cybersecurity growth centre has turned its attention to helping the local sector face the reality of the nation’s new encryption laws. AustCyber has met with Home...
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South Australia has won the competitive, six-month race between the states to host Australia’s space agency, with the headquarters to be based in Adelaide from next year. It was...
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Local tech firms win Nobel prizes Biomedical company Trimph, health insight firm Prospection, and agrifood tech business Moisture Planting Technologies were each awarded Nobel prizes during a special Nobel Gala...
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The StartupAus 2018 Crossroads report makes ten recommendations for policy changes that would help make Australia one of the best places in the world to build and grow a...
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The Victorian government’s plans for a flagship Apple store at Federation Square have been quietly delayed by a year, as its two primary political supporters have been removed from...
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Australian quantum computing software startup Q-CTRL has launched its first product to the public, Black Opal. The software brings a friendly user interface to the quantum domain for the...
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The government needs to provide Australian medical and health researchers with better access to valuable data in order to improve the health of the population and cash in on...
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It seems Australia’s experiment at being a world leader at ‘innovation’ is over, with the abrupt departure of its champion, Malcolm Turnbull. The then prime minister made headlines with...