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Ex-Service NSW boss to lead review of business register overhaul

Former Service NSW chief executive Damon Rees will lead the federal government’s independent review of the modernising business registers program, which Treasury estimates will cost $1 billion more than...

PM throws support behind local battery manufacturing

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stressed the need for Australia to move along the critical minerals value chain to compete in global export markets, continuing the government’s commitment to...

‘Crawling’ Aussie space sector pushes for $500m NRF slice

Australia’s space sector is pushing to be a late addition to the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, arguing it has been overlooked in the Albanese government’s nation building plan...

Banks warn $15bn NRF could ‘crowd out’ private investment

Australia’s big banks are warning the Albanese government’s $15 billion industrialisation fund could “crowd out” private capital despite the green bank it is modelled on having spurred co-investments for...

Macquarie Uni to host NSW’s $96m RNA vaccine facility

A $96 million RNA pilot manufacturing facility aimed at bridging the gap between research and commercialisation in New South Wales will be established at Macquarie University after the state...

New critical infrastructure obligations to cost $1bn annually

Critical infrastructure operators could face a collective regulatory burden of $1 billion each year following the commencement of the final tranche of obligations under the Security of Critical Infrastructure...