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The Productivity Commission is well past its sell-by date

In 1653 Oliver Cromwell gave a speech dissolving the House of Parliament. He didn’t hold back. “Ye have grown intolerably odious to the whole nation” he thundered to the cowed...

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Solar Sunshot subsidies to flow from 2026

Solar module manufacturers will start competing for their share of $1 billion in production subsidies within months, with funding expected to flow from mid-2026 to help meet a 10 fold...

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A $20m ray of light for energy startup RayGen

Breakthrough Victoria has invested $20 million into local energy startup RayGen Resources to drive the state’s energy transition and boost local manufacturing in the renewables...

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Local Defence suppliers frozen out of security clearances

Local Defence suppliers were locked out of the department’s industry vetting program in the second half of last year last year, stopping as many as 150 companies from obtaining the...

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AI deployed without checks across government

More than 75 artificial intelligence projects were underway across federal government last year before consistent governance frameworks were in place, raising questions about how...

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‘Mines to medicine’: Push for new SA nuclear industry

Cutting edge cancer diagnosis and treatments could be produced, trialled and exported from South Australia using the waste from locally mined uranium, according to a new report...

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Future Made in Australia: Treasurer rubbishes inflation claims

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rejected "rubbish" claims that the government's Future Made in Australia manufacturing package is inflationary, insisting the industry intervention will be...

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$5m spotlight on telehealth research

Six telehealth research projects will share in more than $5 million in grants to build an evidence-base for how the service can be best used, after broad uptake during the COVID-19...

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Walls come down for dual-use tech trade through AUKUS

Organisations developing dual-use technologies like quantum computing, lasers, sensors, aerospace and propulsion systems will gain easier imports from the US after Australia received a...