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Hypersonix lands $8m as part of latest MMI cash splash

Aerospace engineering company Hypersonix has scored an $8 million Commonwealth grant for its hypersonic target drone as part of a $45 million manufacturing grants cash splash on Queensland companies...

WA budget: $36.5m in electric vehicle rebates arrive

On Tuesday, the state government announced that the upcoming state budget will include $60 million to support electric and hydrogen vehicles uptake. Thursday’s state budget will include a $36.5...

Tech giants’ sharp pushback on proposed competition reform

Sweeping reforms proposed by the Australian competition watchdog would “fundamentally change” the iPhone and App Store and lead to “significant consumer detriment”, Apple has said in a submission to...

myGov app ‘on track’ to launch this year

A myGov smartphone app is “on track” to launch at some point this year after private beta testing began last December. It’s been nearly three years since the federal...

SaaS uptake lags despite $252b opportunity: TechOne report

Despite the potential to expand the Australian economy by at least more than $252 billion over the next decade, uptake of software-as-a-service has still not been widespread, according to...

The Hunger Games created by NDIS algorithms

This fifth article in the Defending the NDIS series looks at the harm caused by algorithms and the perverted power politics of algorithms that is driving political debate. The...

Composites manufacturing CRC stumped up with $70 million

A sovereign manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre focusing on automation for composites will be established with just under $70 million in funding as part of a Coalition election campaign pitch....

Govt repeatedly rejected RDTI software working group

A software-specific working group for the research and development tax incentive would have avoided the recent challenges the scheme has faced, but was repeatedly rejected by the federal government...

Ocean-energy innovation hub planned for WA

A feasibility study for a new ocean-energy market innovation hub in the southwest of Western Australia has been launched with the support of National Energy Resources Australia, one of...

Victorian manufacturers collect $94 million in latest MMI grants

The latest round of federal government manufacturing grants has seen 19 Victorian manufacturers share in $94 million. Industry Minister Angus Taylor announced the Modern Manufacturing Initiative grants on Tuesday,...