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Services Aus to re-examine lobbying scandal

Government Services minister Bill Shorten has ordered his agency to investigate its exposure to a lobbying scandal that allegedly sought to funnel kickbacks to former minister Stuart Robert for...

Moon to Mars initiative commits $40m to space projects

Moon to Mars Initiative Demonstrator Mission Grants worth around $40 million have been awarded to 10 projects led by Australian businesses and universities that aim to support NASA’s return...

$392m Industry Growth Program opens for consultation

The Albanese government has opened the consultation process on its $392 million Industry Growth Program, a new early-stage commercialisation initiative to bridge the ‘valley of death’ facing young SMEs working...

No ‘massive algorithm program’ in the NDIS: Shorten

Government services minister Bill Shorten has pushed back against suggestions that algorithms are being used to sort National Disability Insurance Scheme participants into support packages not suited to their...

Manufacturing and Energy Transition Forum line-up unveiled

Federal Assistant Minister for Manufacturing Tim Ayres, shadow infrastructure minister Bridget McKenzie, and NSW Minister for Industry and Trade Anoulack Chanthivong will headline the speaker program at the Manufacturing...

Rising cyber breaches demand urgent board leadership

With 76,000 cyber crimes last year, roughly one incident every 7 minutes, Australian boards are struggling to address the social impacts of organisational security breaches in the face of...

Use new cyber strategy to address Privacy Act reforms: OAIC

Australia’s privacy watchdog has recommended that the federal government consider implementing the proposed Privacy Act Review reforms in the upcoming cybersecurity strategy. In particular, the Office of the Australian...

Govt’s defence innovation reset needs more work

The Albanese government’s $3.4 billion defence innovation overhaul does not go far enough and needs more strategic work to “disrupt” a system that has for decades struggled to deliver...

Ministers set national digital ID principles

Biometrically anchored digital identity credentials that work across state boundaries are set to become the norm in Australia after all governments agreed to take a nationally consistent approach to...

Qld to establish one-stop Critical Minerals Office

The Queensland government will establish a new office to drive critical minerals development in the state and oversee the delivery of a new critical minerals strategy that synthesises support...

Simplified Trade System seeks feedback on reform proposals

The Simplified Trade System Implementation Taskforce has published a second consultation paper and is seeking broad public feedback on options for regulatory, digital and data reforms to the way...