The federal government’s $20 billion Rewiring the Nation initiative, a longstanding Labor election commitment, has kicked off with around $7 billion in support for transmission infrastructure across Tasmania and...
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The federal government has launched an independent review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme that seeks to improve outcomes for people with disability while putting in place a sustainable...
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The Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement will introduce a new innovation grants program and a green skills roundtable early next year, as the federal government commits $19.6 million to implement...
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The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation is the first partner to sign onto the Singapore Government-funded National Synchrotron Programme, hosted by the National University of Singapore. The National...
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Co-founders Tom Hussey and Brian Conolly teamed up in 2018 to transform the textile industry by addressing two of the sector’s biggest challenges: functional performance and sustainability. Their vision...
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Australian officials turned up their cyber-diplomacy in Singapore this week, promising to help Pacific nations combat risks like ransomware accompanying their increased digitalisation, and to use Australia’s sanction regime...
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300 data and digital training and employment opportunities will be offered in four regional cities from next year under a continuation of a Morrison-era program by the Labor government,...
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Renowned statistician and data scientist Professor Bronwyn Harch has been appointed interim Queensland Chief Scientist while the state government searches for a permanent replacement. Professor Harch assumed the top...
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A national inquiry into identity and data sharing is “absolutely necessary” in the wake of the Optus data breach, according to New South Wales Minister for Customer Service and...
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Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic is working with his Singaporean counterpart on an initiative to facilitate greater collaboration between startups across the two countries, as he highlighted the...
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Industry Minister Ed Husic has been handed two additional policy priorities following a reallocation of executive responsibilities among ministers through an Administrative Arrangements Order. Responsibility for food and beverage...
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The Queensland government has updated its ten-year Advanced Manufacturing Roadmap to take into account the state’s ambitious renewable energy targets. Queensland Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Glenn Butcher...
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China’s president Xi Jinping touted a $626 billion investment in science and technology over the last decade and reaffirmed a national goal of becoming one of the world’s most...
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The Labor government has foreshadowed generational competition reforms for the private sector to create a “zippier” national economy that encourages workforce mobility, innovation and startup activity after a decade...