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...
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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...
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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...
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Gilmour Space Technologies has started 2025 in the same position it finished 2024: Without a final permit from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and consequently without a launch date....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The government hasn’t done enough to rein in tech giants, according to independent and minor party senators, who warn that black box algorithms and a lack of enforceable rules...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...