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$65m biotech incubator names first 16 residents

A wearable “lab-on-a-chip” solution for hormone monitoring, a gum disease vaccine and technology for creating 3D models of human brain tissue are among the ideas that have piqued...

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Defence to spend $1bn a year on ICT

Defence will nearly double its planned investments in enterprise ICT compared to 2020, expecting to spend up to $1 billion annually after changes to its digital governance. Total...

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Scale up govt innovation procurement to $100m, tech group says

The federal government must quadruple funding to its innovation procurement program and establish a public sector accelerator to bring down the walls around government contracts for...

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‘Select sourcing’ of EY for $10.7m Digital ID register

Consulting giant EY will be paid almost $1 million a month to build the regulatory technology underpinning Australia’s expanding digital identity system, after the big four firm...

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‘Hot air’: Former NSW govt tech exec calls out resellers

A former tech executive in New South Wales’ service delivery agency has spoken out about outdated procurement processes in government that have created an environment for resellers...

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Defence earmarks $36bn for space and cyber spend

Defence will spend up to $36 billion on space, cyber, and electronic warfare capabilities over the next decade, according to the federal government’s new integrated investment...

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DroneShield signs NATO procurement agreement

Australian defence technology company Droneshield has signed the first ever counter-drone procurement agreement with NATO, opening the door to new contracts with nations from the...

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$585m in govt loans for critical minerals projects

The federal government has announced a $585 million loan package for two critical minerals processing projects in Queensland and South Australia through its existing loan...