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NSW Budget: $700m innovation fund unveiled

New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean’s first budget has billions for science, innovation and clean energy, but the state’s Digital Restart Fund for government technology and services upgrades was...

Qld Budget : Good news for renewables and advanced manufacturing

The manufacturing, resources and renewable energy sectors have together been given a $350 million boost through new measures in the Queensland government’s 2022-23 Budget. Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick told the...

Frollo backs regulator’s warning on CDR compliance

Australia’s largest accredited data recipient under the Consumer Data Right scheme has backed the regulator’s warning that it intends to take enforcement action to ensure compliance if the banks...

$38m EV infrastructure charge up in NSW budget

Tuesday’s New South Wales state budget includes $38 million more for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, pushing the state’s total electric vehicle package past $630 million. The new money will...

Sharp fall in govt spending on R&D over last decade

Government research and development expenditure fell sharply as a proportion of GDP over the near-decade of Coalition power, leaving Australia behind comparable nations which are increasing their spend, according...

Gig Guide: New Chief Radiation Health Scientist

Australia’s new Chief Radiation Health Scientist is Dr Rick Tinker who is being promoted from his role as the Director of the Assessment and Advice section of the Australian...

New govt urged to ‘repair’ encryption powers

There are newfound hopes that Labor’s election victory will see Australia’s controversial encryption-busting powers “repaired” after nearly four years. The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (TOLA) (Assistance and Access...

Husic focuses on Indonesia in industry diplomacy reset

Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley will be asked to join a science and research delegation to Indonesia as part of new Industry and Science minister Ed Husic’s plan to...