Consultation on Australia’s 2023 Critical Minerals Strategy has commenced, with the Albanese government now calling for comment on how to support minerals processing and METS intellectual property. The consultation...
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The Australian government has agreed to only a handful of the 38 space industry development recommendations it received a year ago, resisting calls to provide more specific funding to...
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For a company that objects to the characterisation of its plans to leave the ASX in favour of a US listing as being a move offshore, Carbon Revolution sure...
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A review of Australia’s media bargaining code has recommended the government investigate extending it to digital platforms other than Google and Facebook, and verify the value of the deals it...
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After nearly two years, Professor Genevieve Bell has officially opened the Australian National University’s School of Cybernetics, which she hopes will encourage systems-based approaches to policy making. After an...
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Former minister Stuart Robert put “pressure” on public servants on Thursday morning over his involvement in an emerging lobbying scandal, Government Services minister Bill Shorten has alleged. The allegation,...
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Education minister Jason Clare has re-introduced legislation drafted by the former government to advance Australia’s Economic Accelerator, which will bring about more grants for commercialisation and industry-led postgraduate research....
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The competition regulator is warning Coclear’s plan to buy its closest competitor will lessen competition and innovation in “the already highly concentrated” hearing device market. The scrutiny comes as...
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Australia’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into the Medibank data breach that compromised the personal details of 9.7 million customers, on the same day the would-be hackers posted...
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Legislation to introduce safeguard mechanism carbon credits was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday, with only minor changes made to the laws since public consultation. Once introduced, the safeguard mechanism...
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The Australian government is calling on the United States to make assurances that green hydrogen production tax credits, legislated through the Inflation Reduction Act, will not distort the global...
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New South Wales’ long-serving government chief information and digital officer Greg Wells will step down to become the new chief executive at service delivery agency Service NSW. Mr Wells,...
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Just months after being given a $12 million Modern Manufacturing Initiative grant from the federal government, carbon fibre wheel maker Carbon Revolution has been acquired by a US company...
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Law enforcement agencies were issued six warrants to covertly monitor and alter suspects’ data last year, marking the first use of controversial hacking powers. The new warrants allow the...