Two of the federal government’s most high-profile technology misfires of the past year, Defence’s myClearance vetting system and Parliament’s expenses management system, are to be examined by the Australia’s...
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Victoria’s new R&D grants scheme has opened for expressions of interest, allowing local businesses to apply for up to $2 million in matched funding for projects that build capability...
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A shared defence industry innovation and simulation training facility has secured federal funding of $32 million three years after it was proposed, with Labor following through on its election...
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At least two more industry and innovation grant programs have been impacted by the New South Wales government pre-Budget review, leading to growing calls for the programs that were...
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The lack of a domestic solar manufacturing industry is placing Australia’s green energy transition at “high risk”, two local renewable energy firms have argued, urging the federal government to...
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Eligibility reforms and payment caps are among the changes to the popular Export Market Development Grant program being considered by the federal government to address long-term structural problems with...
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As cybercrime surges across the public and private sectors, global tech companies are being challenged to tighten data localisation and data sovereignty capability while supporting the federal government’s vision...
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South Australia has become the first state in the country to trial a generative artificial intelligence app with high school students to teach them about the safe use of...
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Two of the four companies behind plans to build Australian Space Park in Adelaide had already withdrawn from the joint venture when the South Australian government pulled its funding...
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To boost productivity, a “matchmaker” service to connect small and medium sized enterprises with research institutions should be established and funded by the federal government, the Victorian Chamber of...
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The state government-backed merger of Adelaide’s two biggest universities will be sweetened with a new $200 million research fund. But the plan still faces doubts from staff and hurdles...
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The federal government will invest $50 million in Indonesian startups and SMEs in the energy transition and clean technology sector, as the Indonesian President calls for deeper electric vehicle...
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The national science agency has reclaimed most of the $200,000 it overpaid part-time board member David Knox, but some tax and super payments are still outstanding. Last month, the...
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The power of deep tech is in “solving the world’s most wicked problems, rather than a problem of convenience”, according to Cicada Innovations chief executive Sally-Ann Williams. Transformation depends...