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ClimateTech is critical, but still ‘so far off the pace’

The ClimateTech sector represents a massive opportunity, for no other reason than it to addresses massive climate challenges. But despite this, activity in the ClimateTech sector remains “so far...

Victoria commits to 95% renewables target by 2035

The Victorian Labor government will introduce a 95 per cent renewables target for 2035 alongside $1 billion in investment to build state-controlled renewable energy projects, if it is successfully...

Struggling privacy watchdog searches for ‘systemic’ changes

Australia’s privacy and information watchdog failed to meet key performance criteria around freedom of information and privacy investigations, as its workload jumped and staff attrition rate doubled the public...

Uni of Canberra, Cisco partner on cyber innovation hub

The University of Canberra will establish an innovation hub next year for researching and testing cybersecurity technologies under a new partnership with Cisco, making it the 10th Australian university...

$10m for Adelaide Factory of the Future in Budget

Next week’s federal budget will include $10.1 million to expand Flinders University’s Factory of the Future to help more companies test cutting edge digital and robotic technologies. Industry and...

Rewiring the Nation: Vic, Tas first to benefit from $20bn plan

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...

Independent panel of experts to review troubled NDIS

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...