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NACC referral for Stuart Robert and lobby-linked tech procurements

Alleged procurement conflicts of interest between former government services and NDIS minister Stuart Robert and a consulting firm co-owned by a “longtime friend, business partner and political fundraiser” have...

Gen AI prompts DTA rethink of govt websites

The rise of generative artificial intelligence has created a new sense of urgency for the federal government to review the uniformity of its countless official websites, according to the...

ServicesAus chief executive Rebecca Skinner retires

Services Australia chief executive Rebecca Skinner, who oversaw the delivery agency through a tumultuous period of Covid, the robotdebt recovery, and the upgrade of the myGov portal, will retire...

O’Neil backs mandatory cybersecurity standards for IoT devices

The Quad security partners are being urged to consider consistent mandatory cybersecurity labelling for internet-of-things devices by Home Affairs and Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil. Ms O’Neil lamented that ‘safety-by-design’...

Adelaide 3D metal-printing firm deepens ties with US Navy

Adelaide-based additive manufacturer AML3D has secured a contract extension on its alloy testing program for use in the United States Navy’s submarine program. The ASX-listed firm uses a patented...

Meet the finalists for our Translation Hero Award

With the CSIRO sponsoring the Translation Hero Award in the InnovationAus 2023 Awards for Excellence, the entry pool fittingly attracted competition of the highest calibre in scientific and technological...

Funding furore as NSW flags innovation program cuts

New South Wales state Labor says the previous Coalition government had made unannounced cuts to the Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) program among a slew of other cuts...

InnovationAus Awards finalists: Software Innovation

Software has become the unlikely hero of the Australian economy with the local industry continuing to go from strength to strength, both at home and in international markets. And...

Govt urged to create $100bn IRA response package

A group of investors, environmentalists and unions are calling on the federal government to create a green industries support package worth at least $100 billion to respond to the...