Former Infrastructure Australia chief executive Romilly Madew has joined professional association Engineers Australia as its new CEO. Ms Madew replaces Dr Bronwyn Evans who retired this month. She takes...
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Editorial: In years past, when you walked through the foyer and into the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources you would pass large framed print photographs of the...
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The Australian Information Industry Association says that whoever wins on Saturday, whether it’s an incoming or a returned government, a first-order priority must be to restructure the way it...
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Multinational consulting giant McKinsey paid “negligible” tax in Australia while winning more than $145 million in federal government contracts over the last three years, according to tax accountability experts....
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The Coalition is uncommitted to privacy reform and Labor remains silent despite broad support from independents and minor parties, according to the Australian Privacy Foundation. Updated on Thursday, the...
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ServiceNSW won’t say if it is actively working to fix flaws in the New South Wales Digital Drivers Licence exposed by security experts this week and which allow false...
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Australians will head to the polls on Saturday following a long election campaign which was largely devoid of tech-focused policy and promises until the final week. While there were...
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It is a signature industry policy of the Coalition, but the Industry Growth Centre program looks like having a more certain future if Labor forms government after the Saturday...
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Sydney-based in-space logistics startup Space Machines Company has partnered with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its spacecraft next year. Space Machines Company’s (SMC) Optimus Orbital Transfer Vehicle will ride...
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Australian scientists are eagerly awaiting the result of Saturday’s election as a chance to reset Australia’s discovery research funding following recent bipartisan support for the research commercialisation it enables....
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University groups have mixed reviews of the 2022 election campaign, with some seeing promise in commercialisation and tech policies from major parties, and others lamenting the lack of focus...
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Australian manufacturers have welcomed the election commitments from both Labor and the Coalition as they call on the next government to consult with businesses. The Labor party’s key commitment...
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Labor will cut just under $200 million from the Entrepreneurs’ Programme – about 75 per cent of the program’s funding – if it wins this weekend’s election, and will...
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The University of Melbourne will lead a new $156.5 million Cooperative Research Centre focusing on protecting the Murray-Darling Basin with $50 million in federal government funding. The One Basin...