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Towards integrated science, tech, research and innovation policy

Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turns drives funding and resource allocation decisions. Yet in public administration and public policy it...

Changing the way we deal with natural threats

Australia is staring down the barrel of threats posed by climate-related natural disasters that – as evidenced by the 2022 floods in NSW and Queensland – we are just...

On economic summitry and industrial transformation

While this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit is being held under different circumstances from its 1983 Hawke-Keating predecessor, the point of both is the same. That is, to generate...

Defence prototypes digital twin to test battle plans

The Department of Defence is building a digital twin to allow commanders to test and rapidly re-check battle plans to elevate ADF command and control (C2). In an approach...

Local vaccine manufacturing key to future pandemics: CSIRO

The national science agency CSIRO has released a report into Australia’s pandemic preparedness, making 20 recommendations to government in six science and technology focus areas, including the development of...

Mineral exploration booms to meet energy transition demand

Mineral exploration expenditure reached the second highest on record in financial year 2021-22, buoyed by record spends on the search for essential materials in the production of electronics and...

A quantum computer manufacturing industry for Australia

Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) is Australia’s first quantum computing company. It is also one of the world’s leading contenders to bring a large-scale quantum computer into commercial production. SQC...

A Minister for ICT Capability would secure sovereign needs

Information and communication technology (ICT), encompassing digital services, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, software, and so on, is ubiquitous throughout the Australian economy and society at large. As a result, Australia’s...

$50 million awarded to 16 ARC Laureate Fellowships

Sixteen new Australian Laureate Fellowships will receive nearly $50 million for their five-year research projects to explore areas like galactic winds, advanced 3D printing, colonial justice systems, air quality...