AUKUS partners are working to amend the defence technology export controls, which are limiting the development of local defence manufacturing, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security chair Peter...
Trade
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Australia has no plans to follow the United States in implementing the “more draconian” trade policies stopping the export of certain sensitive technologies to China, as Prime Minister Anthony...
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The value of Export Market Development Grants has declined again against the legislated cap as Austrade begins offering grant agreements under Round Two. Under changes introduced under the Coalition,...
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Australia is expected to be the largest net-exporter of low-emissions hydrogen by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency’s 2022 edition of its World Energy Outlook. This is equivalent...
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When Nancy Pelosi travelled to Taiwan in August, it made front page news around the world and raised the spectre of all-out war between the US and China. Early...
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Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley will be asked to join a science and research delegation to Indonesia as part of new Industry and Science minister Ed Husic’s plan to...
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More than 60 Australian technology scaleups have arrived in the UK for London Tech Week, Europe’s largest technology event. The cohort are being supported by the UK government, which...
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The federal government will look to attract more foreign investment in Australian medical technology companies with the help of consulting giant Deloitte. Austrade recently awarded US-based multinational Deloitte a...
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The popular export market grants scheme is “broken” and Australian companies have been “abandoned” following revelations none of the cut down grants under the new scheme have been issued...
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There is an ongoing pandemic. There are skills shortages. There is a war in Europe, and complex and over-lapping geopolitical tensions. There are supply-chain concerns, particularly around semiconductors. And...
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Consulting multinational McKinsey will be paid nearly $2 million over just two months to continue working on the federal government’s simplified trade system project, bringing its total bill for...
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A $560 million cobalt mining and processing project near Broken Hill has been granted Major Project Status by the federal government in recognition of its national significance, paving the...
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Trade minister Dan Tehan has declined to provide almost any detail about a lucrative contract his department awarded to global consulting giants McKinsey last year, with the Opposition slamming...
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State and federal governments have declined to disclose details of recently signed international agreements purported to boost emerging industries and cross border trade with the United Kingdom. Last week,...