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Sinodinos on Australia’s US critical minerals opportunity

The Biden administration’s efforts to support renewables through the landmark Inflation Reduction Act presents a significant critical minerals processing and export opportunity for Australia, according to Arthur Sinodinos, Australia’s...

Blood BioTech Aegros to build $352m manufacturing hub in Qld

A $352 million manufacturing facility for therapeutic plasma products will be established in Queensland by local biopharmaceuticals company Aegros, which will also base its global headquarters in the state....

Consulting giants, DXC join IBM on $1bn-plus Defence SAP project

Consulting giants Accenture and Deloitte and DXC Technology have been brought in to work on the final phase of Defence’s multi-billion-dollar enterprise resource planning (ERP) system project. The Department...

Vetoed research projects funded one year later

Half of the six research projects vetoed by the previous government have been funded in the latest round of Australia’s flagship fundamental research scheme. The three projects were among...

Sally-Ann Williams to lead govt’s STEM diversity review

Cicada Innovation chief executive Sally-Ann Williams will lead the government’s review of its women in STEM programs and deliver broader recommendations on improving diversity. Minister for Industry and Science...

Online foreign interference probe resurrected

The Senate has voted to establish a new foreign interference through social media inquiry amid growing scrutiny of the platforms. A similar inquiry in the previous Parliament called for...

Australia-UK free trade deal at odds with data localisation push

The Australian government is set to introduce bilateral restrictions on data localisation through its free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, even as it considers introducing broader requirements for...

Defence gives KPMG another $11m to finish its analytics tool

Defence will pay KPMG more than $5 million a year to finish building and support a data modelling tool the consultants have already spent two-and-a-half-years developing under a contract...

Night of nights: 2022 InnovationAus Awards in Pictures

Australia’s best and brightest gathered in Sydney on November 17 to celebrate the stand-out innovation achievements from the past 12 months at the 2022 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence. Set...