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...
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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...
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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....
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The Digital Transformation Agency has extended the federal government’s SAP licensing arrangement for another six months, giving it more time to renegotiate the deal with the German software giant....
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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...
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The ongoing conflict in the Ukraine is a stark demonstration of the importance of an strong industrial base that can be quickly mobilised into the service of defence production....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Ho, ho, ho dear readers, it’s time for my favorite column of the year. In the past month, we have sent an army of email elves to the far-flung...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...