PwC more than doubled its revenue from the federal Health department in the last financial year as it cashed in on pandemic work outsourcing, with the global professional services...
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CSIRO’s innovation fund Main Sequence Ventures has led a $39 million investment into RIOS Intelligent Machines which will see the US-based AI factory robots firm come to Australian shores....
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The Coalition’s electric vehicle infrastructure grant scheme has been opened up to gas fuel projects and non-electric heavy vehicles after regulations were changed last year by energy minister Angus...
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Outgoing competition watchdog Rod Sims has laid out a post-pandemic economic reform plan for Australia centred on new merger rules, further crackdowns on Big Tech and a complete rework...
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Australia’s quantum academics need to accept the government will limit their international collaborations with world leading researchers because of an increasingly contested geopolitical environment, according to Chief Defence Scientist...
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Two recent announcements hint at a seismic shift about to hit Australia’s coal industry. Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Canada’s Brookfield put forward an extraordinary joint bid to...
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There was an uptick in data breaches in the second half of 2021 but an overall drop compared to the previous year, according to the privacy watchdog’s end of...
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A number of the largest grants from the federal government’s flagship $52 million program to support female founders will be reexamined after serious questions were raised about their eligibility...
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The taskforce scoping Australia’s options for acquiring nuclear powered submarines has had its “defining month” in February, passing 200 members and gaining access to a nuclear information sharing agreement...
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Global consulting giant McKinsey will be paid nearly $1 million to provide a secret report to the federal government on how to increase the number of rapid antigen tests...
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The Boston Consulting Group more than doubled revenue from its federal government business in the last financial year as the Commonwealth’s increased use of outside consultants accelerated. For the...
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Scientists at the CSIRO have produced a breakthrough in vaccine storage and transport technology that greatly extends their lifespan while avoiding the need for specialised refrigeration. A research paper...
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The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) is looking for more ICT labour hire businesses to join its Digital Marketplace (DM) panel. The digital marketplace connects pre-approved businesses supplying digital and...
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The government’s popular export grants scheme is now in “disarray” following a series of reforms according to a Liberal Senator, after confirmation that $26 million would be taken from...