In this episode of Commercial Disco, host James Riley and InnovationAus.com editor Justin Hendry discuss the Cabinet reshuffle following the Albanese government’s landslide victory in the May federal election....
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The announcement of the second Albanese ministry gives us some idea of how seriously it will execute its second term economic agenda. Initial reaction has been shaped by the...
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Fishermans Bend, Victoria’s long-awaited innovation precinct, has taken its first step towards becoming reality, with construction starting four years after the Victorian government’s initial tender. Winslow Infrastructure has been...
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Manufacturing advocate and former Future Made in Australia assistant minister Tim Ayres has been named Australia’s new Industry minister, replacing Ed Husic after he was spectacularly dumped from the...
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Gilmour Space Technologies will attempt the first orbital launch from Australian soil in more than 50 years as early as Thursday morning after receiving final approval from the space...
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Microsoft Australia’s long-serving managing director Steven Worrall will leave the company to join Telstra InfraCo, the telecommunications giant’s infrastructure arm, as chief executive from September 1. Mr Worrall will...
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Australian governments should double down on facilitation programs that dollar match funding for small and medium firms to work with researchers, new CSIRO analysis of the program outcomes shows....
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In his extraordinary interview on ABC TV’s Insiders program on Sunday, outgoing Industry and Science minister Ed Husic said he spent 10 years working and listening to understand the...
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If the federal Parliament is a reflection of the Australian community, it is no surprise that an increasing proportion of members bring personal or professional experience in tech and...
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Outgoing Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has been hailed for his efforts to shift the dial on Australia’s key science and technology challenges during his three years in...
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Glyn Davis, secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, has resigned after serving the last three years as Australia’s top public servant. Professor Davis’s resignation will...
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AI and the digital skills deficit are the most pressing policy priorities for the federal and state governments in 2025, a survey of some of Australia’s biggest tech companies...
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NSW Health will move to diversify and re-balance its portfolio of research and innovation investments under a more risk-averse approach that creates “lasting impact and value”. The new approach...
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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic is set to be dropped from federal Cabinet, a casualty of post-election factional jostling for positions in Anthony Albanese’s second ministry. But regardless...