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Govt pledges $20m top up for ‘genius’ AgTech grants

The Albanese government has pledged to top up its flagship AgTech program with another $20 million and continue rolling out grants into 2026 in an election pitch to farmers...

US chip curbs put Australia in AI inner circle

Australia is one of a select few countries exempt from sweeping new controls to limit the export of US-developed advanced computing chips and sharing of closed-weight AI models as...

Brisbane BioTech in the hunt for US vaccine prize

Brisbane BioTech Vaxxas has snared fresh US government funding to accelerate its needle free vaccination platform for COVID-19 applications, as the company courts private investors. Vaxxas on Tuesday announced it...

Labor commits $3bn to NBN upgrades

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed an additional $3 billion to “finish” the NBN and improve internet speeds at remaining fibre-to-the node (FTTN) premises should Labor win this year’s...

Telix Pharmaceuticals in $73m US IP, infrastructure buy-up

Melbourne-headquartered Telix Pharmaceuticals has expanded its United States presence with the acquisition of $73 million in proprietary technology and a research facility from Californian BioTech firm ImaginAb. Telix announced...

Commercialisation advisers tender abandoned after rules breach

A government tender for highly paid research commercialisation advisers has been abandoned after an investigation found procurement rules had been broken, including “communications” with incumbent suppliers. The Department of...

DXC bags another $14.7m from healthcare price setter

DXC Technology has secured $14.7 million for another four years of work on a secure data management system it developed for the federal government’s price setter for public health...

Gig Guide: Marles appoints new cyber chief

The new head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre is Stephanie Crowe, who replaces Abigail Bradshaw following her  promotion to director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate. Ms Crowe has...

Resource sector secures Future Made slowdown

The Albanese government has stripped out some of the urgency in its critical minerals push, risking a slower start in the global green energy race to assuage mining and...

Manufacturing experts added to national commercialisation push

Experts in advanced manufacturing have been added as industry advisers to the Albanese government’s flagship commercialisation and scale up program, as its grants trickle out to local startups. Industry...

Defence returns to Accenture for ageing aircraft software

Defence has extended its engagement with Accenture for aircraft maintenance software for another three years, handing the tech services giant another $28 million for work it has led for...

Tech Council says proposed subscription trap reform is risky

Treasury-proposed reforms that aim to protect consumers from subscription traps should be re-scoped as they could inadvertently disadvantage consumers, according to the Tech Council of Australia. In a submission...