Advanced manufacturing has turned a corner in Australia and is an “indispensable part” of the innovation ecosystem, federal industry, innovation and science minister Arthur Sinodinos said. Speaking at the...
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The Federal Government’s highly controversial robo-debt recovery system is a “fundamentally broken program” that has had a “profoundly negative impact on the lives of thousands of Australians”, a Senate...
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The Palaszczuk Government is leaving nothing to chance in its efforts to make Queensland home to the most attractive and productive startup and innovation ecosystems in the country. Through...
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New South Wales Treasurer Dominic Perrottet’s first budget has revealed a set of books in embarrassingly rude health, confirming a surplus for the current financial year of $4.5 billion,...
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Australia’s continued fall in global innovation rankings should send “a chill through the bones” of the local tech and startup communities, according to shadow minister for the digital economy...
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There are growing calls from founders and entrepreneurs for the Australian government to establish a centralised space agency to support the burgeoning local industry. Those currently operating in the...
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The highly anticipated and controversial Finkel Report “falls short” for local clean energy startups and does them a disservice by skewing in favour of the big incumbents, local innovators...
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s assertion that technology companies should help security services circumvent encryption measures has drawn a sharp response from Greens senator Scott Ludlam. Senator Ludlam has long...
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New grants of up to $200,000 are on offer to foster innovation in brain cancer research and plug a funding gap for small players in the industry. The Cure...
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“That was something a bit different,” Australia Thailand Chamber of Commerce president Brenton Mauriello remarked following a 90-minute breakfast session on cyber security issues on the rooftop of Bangkok’s...
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Could MedTech startups be the next big thing on the Australian venture capital landscape? Petra Andrén, CEO of Sydney technology incubator Cicada Innovations thinks so, and her outfit’s Medical...
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Covata listed too early, promised too much, delivered too little; but its security focus is still spot on according to CEO Ted Pretty. Ted Pretty has a storied history...
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CSIRO has still not officially agreed to allow its Data61 analytics unit to become involved in the government’s highly contentious welfare drug testing program, a Senate estimates hearing has...
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Government research and development spending gets trumped by academic R&D when it comes to positive economic spill-over effects on business R&D, a new study has revealed. Academic R&D expenditure...