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Govt unveils $145m supply chain shore up

The Coalition announced $145 million in manufacturing, supply chain and research commercialisation investments on Friday, including new facilities, the latest ‘Trailblazer’ university, supply chain monitoring programs, and a strategic...

Regulation: ANU tending to the tech ecosystem

Australia’s technology regulation model is in need of reform to facilitate better coordination between policy makers and the many various regulatory bodies, a new report published out of the...

Labor commits $1b investment fund for critical technologies

Federal Labor will create a $1 billion Critical Technologies Fund to invest through loans, equity and guarantees in companies that expand Australian capability in areas like artificial intelligence, robotics...

Hypersonix lands $8m as part of latest MMI cash splash

Aerospace engineering company Hypersonix has scored an $8 million Commonwealth grant for its hypersonic target drone as part of a $45 million manufacturing grants cash splash on Queensland companies...

WA budget: $36.5m in electric vehicle rebates arrive

On Tuesday, the state government announced that the upcoming state budget will include $60 million to support electric and hydrogen vehicles uptake. Thursday’s state budget will include a $36.5...

Tech giants’ sharp pushback on proposed competition reform

Sweeping reforms proposed by the Australian competition watchdog would “fundamentally change” the iPhone and App Store and lead to “significant consumer detriment”, Apple has said in a submission to...

myGov app ‘on track’ to launch this year

A myGov smartphone app is “on track” to launch at some point this year after private beta testing began last December. It’s been nearly three years since the federal...

SaaS uptake lags despite $252b opportunity: TechOne report

Despite the potential to expand the Australian economy by at least more than $252 billion over the next decade, uptake of software-as-a-service has still not been widespread, according to...