News

A Future Made in Australia: The devil is in the execution

Australia’s median house price reached another record high of $1.113 million this week, ($1.6 million in Sydney) representing an annualised rate rise of more than 7 per cent, despite...

Sydney Uni to lead $18.3m Quantum Australia effort

The University of Sydney has been awarded an $18.3 million federal grant over four years to establish a research and commercialisation networking group for Australia’s nascent quantum sector. The...

NSW govt readies a review of space industry strategy

The New South Wales government is planning to review the state’s four-year-old space industry strategy as part of a wider and ongoing reset of industry, innovation and trade policy....

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 Protection and Resilience Mission,...

Victoria’s R&D grants scheme backs first 10 companies

PolyNovo, Quantum Brilliance and SPEE3D are among the first 10 local companies to receive matched funding under the Victorian government’s manufacturing-focused R&D grants scheme. Jobs and Industry minister Natalie...

Farquhar to step down from Atlassian

Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has announced his departure from the company after nearly 23 years, leaving Mike Cannon-Brookes as the sole chief executive. Mr Farquhar will officially step down...

$345m GovERP salvage mission underway

A salvage mission is underway into the government’s $345 million attempt to consolidate government enterprise resource planning systems, as the Finance department prepares agencies for a move to cheaper...

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 underestimation of just how complex...

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...

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 government working group....

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 Aus.com publisher Corrie McLeod, to discuss public...

$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, announced by...