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NSW’s $2.2bn digital fund running on empty

The New South Wales government has all but exhausted its flagship digital fund, with less than $150 million remaining in the once cashed-up Digital Restart Fund for new projects...

Coalition fury at Husic’s NRF AUKUS link

Industry minister Ed Husic made a “desperate intervention” in the growing debate around the government’s flagship industry policy when he linked the planned $15 billion fund to national security,...

Gig Guide: Curtin Uni finds new Trailblazer lead

Curtin University has announced energy and resources commercialisation veteran Dr Ross Waring as the director of its Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub. Dr Waring has 25 years...

Unis demand slice of NRF to fund more commercialisation

The government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund should be used to rebalance the way Australian research and development has been supported in Australia after a decade of business tax...

Clean Energy Regulator hits go on tech uplift

Australia’s clean energy watchdog will spend more than $22 million bringing in six ‘scrum’ teams to deliver several projects by July, as the agency builds out its technology for...

Online safety tsar rejects draft industry codes as inadequate

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has rejected proposed industry codes put forward by associations representing the online industry, sending the draft codes back to industry demanding that they address areas of...

Women in STEM groups warn of approaching funding cliff

Women in STEM groups are warning of an approach cliff for federally funded programs designed to encourage women into science and technology, with the government unlikely to commit to...

Science Future Fund could generate $2.3bn annually: STA

Science and Technology Australia are calling on the federal government to establish a $20 billion “locked box of capital” which the peak body estimates could contribute up to $2.3...

Aussie students put ethics and philosophy back into schools

A knowledge of ethics and philosophy has never been more important in this technological age. But most Australian schools don’t dedicate any time to the teaching of philosophy, leading...

Back ‘big bets’ with $15bn reconstruction fund: Tech sector

Australia’s $15 billion reconstruction fund should focus on “long-term, strategically important investments” in critical technologies that inherently carry higher risk, according to the country’s newest technology industry group. In...

Key board seats at CSIRO, IISA, SQC remain unfilled

Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has left dozens of government-appointed science and technology leadership positions vacant, including half the government’s innovation advisory board and three spots on the...

ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are...

NERA confirmed as first Industry Growth Centre to close

National Energy Resources Australia is the first Industry Growth Centre to announce it will shut down after federal funding is discontinued in July. In its seven years of operation,...

Global focus on quantum brings local currency

Making quantum leaps in the global economy is only possible with the latest, greatest and most informed guidance.  That’s because emerging quantum technologies involve a new way of thinking...