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Is finance really a sector ripe for innovation?

The FTX fraud and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank highlight just how unstable the finance system can be. Ever since bankers learnt that they could make money from...

Defence runs as silent as its subs on innovation program

The Defence department is running as silent as the nuclear submarines it plans to acquire about the future of its innovation programs, much to the frustration of small commercial...

Defence suppresses innovation review findings

A government review of Australia’s defence innovation system has been released more than a year after it was completed, but heavy redactions based on public interest claims have kept...

Next digital frontier helps meet climate and ESG challenges

The next digital frontier will see the combination of leading-edge technologies to address the ‘colossal’ demand for products that help deliver ESG commitments, a panel of experts have said....

AUKUS sub deal a ‘catalyst for innovation and research’: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has heralded Australia’s submarine deal with Britain and the United States as a “catalyst for innovation and research breakthroughs” that will grow the country’s economy...

AUKUS: Australia plugs $368b into capability gap

Australia will acquire up to five US nuclear powered submarines while a new fleet is built based on a British design, the Prime Minister confirmed Tuesday morning, officially ending...

AIM up: Melbourne defence startup acquires drone company

High-power laser developer AIM Defence has acquired Brisbane high altitude drone startup NearSat. Known for its high precision anti drone lasers, AIM Defence plans to integrate the technologies to...

AUKUS Pillar Two: Commercial returns for Defence tech?

The fevered anticipation about which nuclear submarines Australia will acquire and where they will be built is understandable. It’s a decades long program worth hundreds of billions of dollars....

SVB collapse: Impact on Australian tech ‘minimal’

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has sent shockwaves through the Australian tech sector, but industry leaders and government are confident that local exposure is limited after US regulators...

NSW looks to local SMEs for quantum edge in transport

Local quantum firms are being called up to design bespoke hardware that can be used by the New South Wales government to solve problems on Sydney’s creaking public transport...

Super changes ‘counterproductive’ to Aussie innovation

The Albanese government’s move to tax super funds’ unrealised gains will lead to investors pulling out of or avoiding high growth assets like startups and deep technology companies, Australia’s...