The Productivity Commission was a creation of John Howard and Peter Costello. They brought together the former Industries Commission with two other economic advisory agencies: the Bureau of Industry...
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Australian software startup Fivecast on Tuesday announced it had closed its AU$30 million Series A. The round, led by US cyber investment firm Ten Eleven, which counts Malcolm Turnbull...
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The new US national cyber strategy is shifting burdens and liabilities away from end users towards vendors and manufacturers. An expert cyber advisor to the Biden Administration says there...
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The Australian government’s knee-jerk decision this week to ban just TikTok, and just on government devices, is a case of a media release chasing a serious issue. Despite the...
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Supercapacitors, a livestock trading platform and low emissions cooling are among the latest recipients of Accelerating Commercialisation grants from the federal government, which the founders say remains crucial to...
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Home-grown battery manufacturer Gelion has continued its intellectual property buying spree with the purchase of a lithium-silicon-sulphur battery technology patent from the University of Sydney. The acquisition comes less...
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Australia’s competition watchdog is set to increase enforcement activities against banks that feed poor data into the Consumer Data Right following consultation with data recipients. In particular, “significant shortcomings”...
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Australia’s international and domestic cyber strategies will be integrated in the upcoming national strategy, with a renewed cyber diplomacy push seeking to make Australia the “partner of choice” for...
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Cooperation on critical minerals processing and value-added manufacturing capabilities between Australia and the United Kingdom will be expanded following the signing of a new Statement of Intent. The deal...
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The national office being stood up by the federal government to coordinate its cyber security efforts and respond to incidents will operate without any additional funding initially, the Department...
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How can the arts help us imagine a better future society and economy, without deep social gulfs or ecological harm? As the forerunners of social change, “artists play an...
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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has opened up consultations on the development of Australia’s first National Robotics Strategy, which is expected to include a focus on filling robotics...
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The federal government should urgently consider options to replace the legacy technology underpinning the Medicare payments system to address fraud and non-compliance by doctors, according to a government-commissioned independent...
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A high energy laser manufacturing capability will be developed in South Australia in a collaboration between United Kingdom-based QinetiQ and the Defence Science and Technology Group. The Department of...