The New South Wales pilot program for a new tertiary institution has been given an allocation of $108.5 million in the upcoming state budget for operations over four years....
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Scott Morrison’s pre-parliament former boss, who was picked by the then Coalition government in 2020 to attract global talent to Australia, has quietly left the program as it is...
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More Defence programs will likely be cut to help pay for substantial new cyber powers for Australia’s spy agency, with just 15 per cent of the funding set aside...
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A new IT and tech tertiary education program is being funded by the South Australian government to help up to 150 youths and unemployed people get a job in...
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The federal Greens will push for the establishment of a Future of Work Commission, with a focus on the gig economy, automation and digitalisation. Greens Leader Adam Bandt unveiled...
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A $5 million trial of a digital skills passport will be launched to help match workers with tech jobs as part of a Coalition election pitch. Employment Minister Stuart...
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The federal government’s $60 million Digital Passenger Declaration is “error riddled” and only works a quarter of the time, according to the public sector union. The Digital Passenger Declaration...
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Better data and public reporting is needed as a starting point to improve Indigenous recruitment and retention in Defence, particularly around STEM and cyber, a new Australian Strategic Policy...
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The Victorian government is set to kick off work on a $180 million innovation precinct at the site of the former General Motors Holden car manufacturing site just out...
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To help scale its services, the Australian National University’s quantum random number generator is now available through the Amazon Web Service Marketplace. ANU Quantum Numbers (AQN) has been run...
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CSIRO has revealed the 12 technology areas it is targeting with a new university scholarship program launching next month, as the science agency seeks to arm the next generation...
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Perth-based Curtin University has been named as the first of Australia’s four Trailblazer universities, receiving $50 million in federal funding from the new competitive program to develop a research...
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The Home Affairs department is taking more than three years to process visas for engineering graduates despite the sector facing it biggest jobs shortage in 10 years, leaving applicants...
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Australia will develop hypersonic missiles and counter defences in partnership with the United States and United Kingdom under an expansion of the allies’ trilateral security pact announced overnight. Other...