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Tendertrace makes sense of raw govt procurement data

Anyone who has spent time trawling through government tender and procurement data will know exactly how difficult it can be to extract genuine insights and broad market intelligence from...

Gig Guide: LaTrobe and Monash VCs appointed

La Trobe University has named Professor Theo Farrell as its seventh vice-chancellor and president, while Monash University Professor Susan Elliot has been appointed to the same roles on an...

Turnbull-era tech procurement reforms bearing fruit

Procurement reforms that capped tech contracts at $100 million broke the stranglehold of big conglomerates and large multinationals in Canberra and opened the door to smaller Australian companies securing...

Committee call: Time to clean up government grants

Better rules surrounding tens of billions of dollars in Commonwealth grants are needed to prevent repeats of the Morrison government’s “industrial scale rorting”,  Parliament’s audit committee has recommended. After...

EY’s ATO analytics work bill almost doubles to $85m

Ernst & Young will be paid $3.3 million per month over the next year to continue its data and analytics work at the Australian Taxation Office, with the lucrative...

$50m in CRC grants for quantum, turbines and chicken research

Chicken breeding, quantum computing and wind turbine recycling are among 24 projects sharing in $50 million of funding from the federal government’s long running industry-led research program. To be...

NSW Parliament launches inquiry into AI

A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has been created to examine the use of artificial intelligence in the state, with senior members of the government and opposition increasingly concerned...

Ed Husic is ‘at war’ with the space industry

Australia’s local space sector is furious at the Albanese government for cancelling another space program, laying the blame squarely on Industry minister Ed Husic for axing a billion-dollar satellite...

Defence finds its new tech chief at Orica

The Department of Defence has looked to Singapore for a new executive to oversee its extensive technology estate and multibillion-dollar SAP upgrade, hiring explosive makers Orica’s tech exec Chris...

Australia’s biggest battery build raises $500m

Australia’s largest battery storage development in New South Wales has secured a $500 million investment following a capital raise led by the world’s biggest funds manager, BlackRock. The capital...

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...