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Qld-South Korea signs $20bn green ammonia deal

Queensland will export more than one million tonnes of green ammonia to South Korea annually by 2032 as three of the country’s largest conglomerates and Queensland-based Ark Energy embark...

NT lines up its first battery cathode manufacturing plant

Taiwanese battery materials manufacturer Aleees and ASX-listed miner Avenira have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Northern Territory government to develop the top end’s first battery cathode manufacturing...

My Health Record funding void adds to Budget pressures

A decision by the former Coalition government not to fund the My Health Record system beyond the current financial year is contributing to the “immediate” financial pressures now weighing...

Fortescue’s $9bn decarbonisation plan for mining operations

Andrew Forrest’s $9 billion package to accelerate the decarbonisation of iron ore giant Fortescue’s operations by 2030  includes the mass deployment of more renewable energy as part of an...

Carrick Ryan joins InnovationAus as a columnist

Former counterterrorism agent Carrick Ryan will join the InnovationAus.com roster of columnists, bringing a focus on the cross-section of technology and the law, with a particular focus on privacy...

IBM govt contract renewal: It’s deal time!

In 2018, the then-Minister for Digital Transformation Michael Keenan announced a wide-ranging five-year whole-of-government contract with IBM. With an estimated contract value of $1 billion, this contract has recently...

Defence ICT strategy underpins sovereign tech capability

Recently I wrote an article for InnovationAus in their Innovation Papers series, titled ‘A Minister for ICT Capability would secure sovereign needs’. Since then, Defence has released its ICT...

Home Affairs revives facial recognition plan for airports

A plan to introduce facial recognition SmartGates in the arrivals halls of Australia’s international airports has been revived, but the federal government will now adopt a two-step system that...

Bragg pushes govt on crypto reforms

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg will introduce a private member’s bill to regulate cryptocurrency, warning the government is neglecting the groundwork of the last Parliament as more than a million...

Calls for 10-year manufacturing strategy in Victoria

A 10-year Victorian Manufacturing Strategy and a $500 million credit scheme for manufacturing, sustainability, and high-tech businesses are among the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s recommendations ahead of...

Lockheed Martin lands $1.18 billion deal to boost GPS accuracy

US defence giant Lockheed Martin will bring decimetre accuracy to satellite positioning in Australia and New Zealand after securing a $1.18 billion contract to deliver the South Hemisphere’s first...

Former Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown sacked

Amy Brown, the inaugural boss of Investment NSW embroiled in the controversial appointment of John Barilaro to a plum US trade job, has been sacked. The head of the...

Aussie firms target US battery market opportunities

As the Commonwealth government begins its push to establish battery manufacturing in Australia, it will have to compete with attractive incentives available in the United States, according to some...