A corporate collective investment vehicle will be available in Australia from July after Parliament passed legislation with bipartisan support. The long-promised change introduces a new type of company for...
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The Fair Work Commission should be the main vehicle for reforming the gig economy and ensuring workers are adequately paid and protected, while the “unprecedented outsourcing” in the public...
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The productivity gap between the most innovative companies in the world and Australian firms is growing, according to new analysis by economists at the federal Treasury, who found local...
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Trade minister Dan Tehan has declined to provide almost any detail about a lucrative contract his department awarded to global consulting giants McKinsey last year, with the Opposition slamming...
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Gladys Berejiklian takes up her first private sector role since resigning as NSW premier and the University of Sydney has appointed a new deputy vice-chancellor for research. Former NSW...
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The federal government has come under fire for failing to support domestic manufacturing and breaching its own tender requirement to use Australian steel for the construction of the Snowy...
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Adelaide-based space company Southern Launch has partnered with a German rocket manufacturer to carry out launches from a site in South Australia. Rocket Factory Ausburg AG (RFA) now has...
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The University Research Commercialisation Action Plan has been developed by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment. However, in a case of ‘if all you have is a hammer,...
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Coinciding with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the federal government on Thursday announced an additional $6.7 million to support initiatives advocating for women and girls...
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The Australian astronomy sector can now compete for contracts in Europe following the signing of a strengthened partnership with the European Southern Observatory. The Australia-ESO Strategic Partnership signed on...
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Legislation launching a limited patent box scheme for the MedTech and BioTech sectors has been introduced to Parliament, but the government is racing against time to pass the bill...
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Labor has promised not to block any funding for research projects recommended to it by the Australian Research Council following backlash to several Coalition ministers vetoing funding fo humanities...
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A significant review of Australia’s surveillance laws presents an opportunity to reframe these powers around upholding and protecting human rights, a number of digital and civil rights groups have...
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There are fresh calls for more strategic government procurement policies after a manufacturing inquiry heard the current rules and international trade deals are undermining the Australian industry. Currently there...