Accenture’s contract with Defence for a cloud computing capability has more than doubled in value in six months, skyrocketing to just under $35 million since being awarded in February....
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The back-end system at the Future Fund will be upgraded over the next three years to a Workday platform, with the agency avoiding the government’s $345 million shared SAP...
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Governments are not well-known for their speed, particularly when blazing a trail with technology for others to follow. But when Defence, with its $50 billion annual budget, declares the...
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If you are an investor trying to smash out higher returns on your investment portfolio you may have a small part of it allocated to speculative playing in ASX-listed...
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Australia has signed a new agreement with the US state of California to advance clean energy technology development and collaboration. The memorandum of understanding, signed on Wednesday, creates a framework...
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The draft recommendations made of the Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review panel have been broadly backed by the teams running Women in STEM programs, who say boosting diversity...
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Industrial policy is “back in vogue”, now offering a way to meet environmental targets while revitalising outer suburbs and the regions, according to the New South Wales Industry minister,...
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Ten times the investment available through the Albanese government’s landmark $15 billion industry fund will be needed to turbocharge the local manufacturing sector in the wake of game-changing investments...
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The rewriting of the relationship between industrial policy and trade policy is one of the defining challenges of our times, according to the assistant minister for both manufacturing and...
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Work to determine the feasibility of import tariffs on emissions-intensive manufactured goods, particularly steel and cement, has begun at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, and Environment. Climate Change...
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Biotechnology giant Moderna has opened a new research centre and regional headquarters in Melbourne in anticipation of the arrival of its mRNA manufacturing facility next year. The Asia-Pacific Regional...
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A new central office and a council representing historically underrepresented groups should be set up by the federal government to oversee diversity in STEM initiatives, according to the draft...
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Super-efficient electrolyser manufacturer Hysata on Monday opened its global headquarters near Wollongong, aiming to have commercial products rolling out its doors within two years for a potential trillion-dollar market....
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Three consulting firms will rake in close to $70 million over the next three years to help Australia’s cyber spy agency expand beyond Canberra and add almost 2000 staff...