Technology-oriented businesses, be they startups, high-growth, or mature, require a mix of skills to succeed and prosper. Moreover, the required skills mix will evolve and change at various stages...
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As many as 1000 technology contractors have been let go at Services Australia amid the federal government’s push to reduce its external workforce and following the end of several...
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The Tax Office is giving company directors an extra two weeks to apply for its new compulsory director ID program, with around 700,000 yet to sign up ahead of...
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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic and Finance minister Katy Gallagher will appoint a National Reconstruction Fund Reference Group made up of leaders from industry and finance to guide...
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Australia’s national security agencies have begun restricting the use of surveillance equipment manufactured by two Chinese firms in government facilities amid a similar block in the US and UK...
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The Albanese government will look to states and territories to amplify the impact of its flagship industry program by using their smaller innovation funds to help early-stage companies “get...
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AUKUS stakeholders have warned the trilateral security pact faces many barriers beyond nuclear submarines, flagging fundamental issues around talent, export controls and culture in a new report released on...
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There was a strange moment that occurred in my time as a Federal Cop working in the Crime Operations Team. We had just seized over 100 kilograms of methamphetamines...
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Whatever strategic importance had been placed on the Australia-Germany Hydrogen Accord signed in 2021 has taken on significantly greater urgency as 2022 has unfolded. The naked aggression of Russia’s...
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The Department of Industry, Science, and Resources has made three executive appointments at the deputy secretary level, all of which have transferred from senior executive service band two roles...
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Legislation that significantly increases fines against companies for privacy breaches has sailed through Parliament with support from the Opposition, despite enduring concerns around the operation and practicality of the...
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The federal watchdog has asked Parliament to consider if the rules at the heart of the government’s $80 billion procurement framework remain “fit for purpose” after its series of...
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Demand for digital skills will be second only to health and care skills over the next four years, while the demand for ‘leading-edge’ green occupations is likely to be...
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Up to $25.4 million in grants have been awarded under the second round of the Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation Fund, just weeks after the federal government was charged...