Treasurer Jim Chalmers has asked for more scrutiny of the foreign investment in Australia’s critical minerals companies due to a massive economic and strategic potential, he announced on Friday...
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A new Ministerial Advisory Group on the Circular Economy will be led by Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Climateworks Centre chair Professor John Thwaites, with Australia’s chief scientist Dr...
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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....
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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...
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RMIT University researcher and commercialisation leader Professor Sharath Sriram has been elected as president-elect at Science and Technology Australia as part of a broader board-renewal at the peak representative...
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Government Services minister Bill Shorten on Thursday warned of “corruption” when ordering a review of the government contracts linked to a lobbying and consulting firm that allegedly received secret...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A future version the statewide digital health record to be rolled out in New South Wales over the coming years could give patients access to their clinical record, much...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Australian video game developers have received the green light to begin scaling up their studios and projects after the federal government introduced legislation for the Digital Games Tax Offset...