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Andrews’ promotion is a manufacturing loss

For a long time, manufacturing lacked an industry minister with a lock on the job, there for the long term and with the necessary, hard-won credibility it takes to...

Albo’s $15b fund to build sovereign capability

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has unveiled plans for a $15 billion fund to support Australia’s manufacturing sector, promising to partner with the private sector – including superannuation funds –...

Turnbull to chair NSW Net Zero Emissions board

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will chair a new emissions reduction and clean energy advisory board to be established by the NSW Government. The Net Zero Emissions and Clean...

We must match business needs to skilled migration

An Australian business lobby is pushing for a new government online platform that would match employers with skilled migrants before they arrive in Australia to help alleviate a skills...

‘A whole new level of concern’ on myGov secrecy

The public sector union has slammed government secrecy in relation to the redevelopment of the myGov platform, saying the public has the right to know who is completing this...

‘Guinea pigs’: Govt readies to launch NDIS app

The federal government is preparing to launch an NDIS app within months, amid concerns raised by former NDIS Technology Authority chief Marie Johnson that experimentations with new technologies through...

Industry groups welcome new tech ministers

Industry and professional groups are confident the local technology sector will not be lost in Monday’s cabinet reshuffle, which saw Karen Andrews elevated from the Industry portfolio to Home...

$6m blockchain grants to reduce compliance costs

Applications are now open for grants for blockchain projects that demonstrate how the technology can reduce compliance costs for business. The Industry department will administer funding of up to...

Tech portfolios are where the bodies get buried

What does it say about this government’s attitude to science and technology that the Prime Minister ‘buries’ his two most controversial Cabinet members by giving them tech-heavy portfolios, regardless...

Porter the fifth Industry minister in five years

Embattled Attorney-General Christian Porter is set to become the new Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the fifth person to hold the position in the five years as part...

Manufacturing Fund open for food and beverage

The $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) is now open to food and beverage projects as the government attempts to double the value of the Australian sector by 2031....

Transparency in Govt; The challenge of data

In an era where technology and the proliferation of data is creating valuable insights for businesses and consumers to understand the world around them, our visibility of government remains...

‘Dangerous future’ in NDIS tech experimentation

There is a lack of ethics and oversight in the government’s experimentation with new technologies through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that could lead to significant human rights...

Squiz deep dives into the global fast lane

Home-grown digital experience platform leader Squiz has invested tens of millions of dollars in recent years building out its enterprise transformation products, and restructured in 2020 to put the...