NSW Premier Chris Minns and federal Manufacturing minister Tim Ayres will bring together more than 100 representatives from the rail manufacturing supply chain in Penrith on Monday morning as...
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Industry minister Ed Husic says the independent review of federally funded programs designed to encourage women into science and technology professions will make for “uncomfortable” reading when it is...
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Kathryn Campbell has been suspended without pay from her almost $900,000 per annum role as a special advisor to the AUKUS program. The indefinite suspension of the former Department...
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A reset of industry policy will take place in New South Wales to give investors and innovators a “clear signal” of the state’s long-term direction and support mechanisms, according...
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This week the Albanese government produced a detailed breakdown of the $3 billion it plans to save over four years by cutting the use of outsourced labour and consultants....
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Australian battery industry stakeholders have rejected the Productivity Commission’s doubts on the effectiveness of industry support, with one innovation expert describing it’s claims as “tiresomely predictable”. Released on Thursday,...
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The gap between scaleup funding available in Australia compared to funding available to comparable firms in the US could reach $53 billion by 2030 without more government and international investment...
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The Industry department has put out a call for contractors to help deliver its $392 million commercialisation program, seeking around 20 individuals to deliver advice and help with grants...
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Queensland is set to develop its own quantum strategy to capture a greater slice of the nascent sector expected to be worth $4.6 billion to the Australian economy by...
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Australia could become an Asia-Pacific hub for the manufacture of cell and gene therapy products due to the country’s research, clinical trial, and advanced hospital system strengths, according to a...
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On Thursday the Productivity Commission released its annual Trade and Assistance Review. In it, the Commission suggests the federal government’s ambitious plans for a domestic battery manufacturing industry would...
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Australia is unlikely to have a comparative advantage in exporting locally made batteries according to the Productivity Commission’s latest report, as it warns against adopting the “old-school protectionism” growing...
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Budget funding for the federal government’s common enterprise resource planning system known as GovERP has been laid bare for the first time, as the overhaul enters its fifth year with...
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Australia’s research collaboration activity with China is in freefall, with government funding for partnerships plummeting after allegations of foreign interference and intellectual property theft. Analysis of the drop found...