In the first article in the series ‘Defending the NDIS’ – Complexity – I pointed to the actuarial fiction of ‘primary disability’ as the root cause of NDIS complexity....
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While the pre-election period saw a flurry of controversial appointments to plum jobs in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, numerous government-appointed leadership roles in Australia’s innovation and technology system have...
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The National Archives of Australia has ramped up the digitisation of its at-risk records after securing a government funding lifeline last year. The agency has handed out millions in...
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From manufacturing biplanes to AI operated drones, 2022 marks the 95th anniversary US aerospace manufacturer Boeing’s operations in Australia. It has been a productive relationship, with manufacturing operations and...
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Communications minister Paul Fletcher’s office circulated talking points to Coalition figures preparing them for accusations of pork barreling ahead of the announcement of a $28.2 million in grants to...
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The federal government has committed up to one quarter of its $200 million Critical Minerals Accelerator Initiative just a month after announcing the program and before public consultation has...
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The latest government grant from the Modern Manufacturing Initiative will go to a Boeing-led defence aerospace manufacturing network based in Brisbane, with the government funding making up about a...
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CSIRO has revealed the 12 technology areas it is targeting with a new university scholarship program launching next month, as the science agency seeks to arm the next generation...
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The Queensland government has made a $2.7 million grant to support a local coach company replacing its diesel fleet with hydrogen powered alternatives. Emerald Coaches will be able to...
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Labor says it will support the $1 billion in tax incentives targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) unveiled in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s March federal Budget that aim to...
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The University of Adelaide in partnership with the University of New South Wales is the second recipient of $50 million through the federal government’s trailblazer program to support innovation...
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Whether wages are keeping up with the cost of living is shaping as one of the key election issues. Unfortunately, neither party demonstrates an understanding of the link between...
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A week ago I showed how Australia’s innovation effort – which has direct implications for our productivity – has fallen every year since the Coalition came to office, but what about...
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It takes 50 days, on average, for Australian regulators to process a foreign investment application, nearly double the statutory limit, according to the latest data which reveals another increase...