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Gig Guide: CSIRO appoints new cyber mission lead

CSIRO’s new Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Mission lead is Dr Marthie Grobler, who previously held the role of deputy mission lead. The Critical Infrastructure...

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Finance finds the limits of SAP

Capital costs for parliament’s expense management software have more than doubled from initial budget to $60 million, with officials on Wednesday acknowledging a gross...

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NSW govt looks to FinTechs in banking overhaul

Local FinTechs are being called up to help the New South Wales government introduce innovative payment methods as part of a major refresh of its transactional banking contracts. NSW...

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LEOSats could bridge First Nations digital divide

Low Earth orbit satellite technology should be trialled as a connectivity solution to address the digital divide experienced by regional First Nations communities, according to a...

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The new playbook for public sector cybersecurity

In the recent Verizon paper, Decoding a hacker's playbook in public sector cybersecurity, CTRL Group's co-founder and chief product officer, Bastien Treptel, joined Innovation...

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$330m to power forward emissions reduction tech

Nine heavy industry projects will share in $330 million worth of federal government grants to fund the use of clean energy and emissions reduction technologies. The grants,...

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Catastrophising the response to climate change and energy

The people who used to be at the forefront of climate change scepticism, having failed in that attempt, have found a new strategy: to catastrophise the response to the climate threat,...

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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...

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...

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 sector. RayGen uses an...

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...

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 agencies could audit the decisions...

$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...

Gig guide: CSIRO appoints deputy chief exec

CSIRO has appointed Kirsten Rose as deputy chief executive, around six months since her short stint as acting chief executive. Ms Rose has more than 25 years of senior...

$22m global green industry program opens

A new $22 million grant program for Australian and Austrian companies developing technologies that decarbonise hard-to-abate industries has opened to applicants. The Australia – Austria Industrial Decarbonisation Demonstration Partnerships...