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Opposition grows to real-time pathology data sharing plan

A plan to make pathology reports immediately accessible through My Health Record is facing opposition from GPs and specialists, with three peak bodies warning the move could lead to...

BluGlass lands first purchase order for prototype laser

Sydney-based laser diode manufacturer BluGlass has made the first sale of its innovative distributed feedback laser, demonstrating demand for the cutting-edge technology. The alpha prototypes of its gallium nitride...

The year ahead: Innovation reform agenda heats up

2024 is shaping up as a big year for technology and innovation reform, with recommendations already piling up on ministers’ desks, consultations closing and pressure mounting from foreign governments....

Cyber hubs program lacked significant value: Govt evaluation

The federal government’s cyber hubs program was scrapped after an independent evaluation found the model would not have resulted in a significant cybersecurity uplift or prevented an Optus-style data...

Spooks hunt tech leaders for innovation and data push

Australia’s lead national intelligence agency is searching for senior tech executives to build out its joint capabilities with researchers and other intelligence agencies, as it presses ahead with an...

$22m for three govt-led critical minerals research projects

Three research projects aimed at growing Australia’s critical minerals industry have been funded through the federal government’s Critical Minerals Research and Development Hub. Resources minister Madeleine King announced $22...

Mariana Mazzucato: Australian speaking tour March 2024

Economist and author Mariana Mazzucato, who is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, will tour Australia in March next year for a...

Deep tech scale-ups thirsty for follow-on funding: Brian Schmidt

Outgoing Australian National University vice-chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt has reflected positively on the growing support for research commercialisation at the institution after his eight-year tenure but believes there is...

WA seeks metrics on the state’s innovation policy impact

A year on from the launch of Western Australia’s innovation strategy, Innovation and Digital Economy minister Stephen Dawson says work is underway on measuring its impact on the economy...

Sustainable aviation fuel policy needed to build industry

A local sustainable aviation fuel industry could be worth $19 billion by 2050, but Australia could lose out to international competition without adequate government support as the global race heats...

Defence data disarray: Review skewers KPMG project

Defence’s $515 million data project was poorly justified and went off track almost immediately, according to external reviews of the project that have uncovered poor governance, conflicts of interest...