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Labor doubles SME target share of $70b in govt contracts

The Commonwealth Procurement Rules have been changed to give small and medium sized businesses a bigger slice of the $70 billion the federal government spends annually on contracts and...

EMDG recipients mistakenly told they’d get no money

Recipients of federal government export grants were mistakenly told by the government they would not receive any second tranche payment before later being informed that they would get a...

The National Crime Authority bombing: A personal story

This week, South Australian drug trafficker Domenic Perre was found guilty of the 1994 National Crime Authority bombing in Adelaide. Following a seven-month trial, Justice Kevin Nicholson found Perre...

$37m for standalone power systems rollout in WA

The Western Australian government has announced that two local firms will share in $37 million for the rollout of 180 standalone power systems. The rollout will begin in 2023...

Tech Policy Design Kit gets a workshop test run

The Tech Policy Design Centre at the Australian National University has unveiled a beta version of its online policy design kit, which aims to improve the quality of interactions...

Thailand woos Aussie investors on its innovation potential

Thai delegates have promised Australian investors a “totally different” Thailand within three years as the government looks to attract foreign capital to its reshaping economy, which is being built...

Space-based defence surveillance stars in NSW funding round

Seven space projects focused on improving defence surveillance capabilities will share more than $1 million in grant funding from the NSW state government, while two new seed projects share...

Microsoft shareholders push for better tax transparency

Investors managing more than $506 billion in assets will push tech giant Microsoft to provide greater transparency of its tax practices around the world, including in Australia. Pensions &...

Tech and data part of Qld govt’s accountability problems

Missing data sharing policies, a government digital strategy not publicly updated since 2017, and a damaging reliance on consultants have been highlighted in a damning review of accountability within...

Digital platform regulators set priorities for the next year

Digital transparency, the examination of algorithms and their impact, and increased collaboration between agencies have been identified as 2022-23 priorities for the Digital Platform Regulators Forum, a collective of...