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Tehan’s taskforce and the million-dollar McKinsey mystery

Trade minister Dan Tehan has declined to provide almost any detail about a lucrative contract his department awarded to global consulting giants McKinsey last year, with the Opposition slamming...

Gig Guide: Berejiklian back in action at Optus

Gladys Berejiklian takes up her first private sector role since resigning as NSW premier and the University of Sydney has appointed a new deputy vice-chancellor for research. Former NSW...

Backlash arrives for Snowy Hydro 2.0 steel fail

The federal government has come under fire for failing to support domestic manufacturing and breaching its own tender requirement to use Australian steel for the construction of the Snowy...

Southern Launch signs with Germany’s Rocket Factory

Adelaide-based space company Southern Launch has partnered with a German rocket manufacturer to carry out launches from a site in South Australia. Rocket Factory Ausburg AG (RFA) now has...

More funds to promote profile of women in STEM

Coinciding with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the federal government on Thursday announced an additional $6.7 million to support initiatives advocating for women and girls...

Improved European partnership opens opportunities for astronomy

The Australian astronomy sector can now compete for contracts in Europe following the signing of a strengthened partnership with the European Southern Observatory. The Australia-ESO Strategic Partnership signed on...

Race against time to launch patent box scheme

Legislation launching a limited patent box scheme for the MedTech and BioTech sectors has been introduced to Parliament, but the government is racing against time to pass the bill...

Labor guarantees funding for ARC approved grants

Labor has promised not to block any funding for research projects recommended to it by the Australian Research Council following backlash to several Coalition ministers vetoing funding fo humanities...

Surveillance laws reform a chance to protect human rights

A significant review of Australia’s surveillance laws presents an opportunity to reframe these powers around upholding and protecting human rights, a number of digital and civil rights groups have...

Law Council backs statutory tort for privacy breaches

The peak body representing Australian lawyers has thrown its support behind the development of a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy as part of the ongoing review of...

Final round of critical infrastructure reforms hit Parliament

The final tranche of the federal government’s significant critical infrastructure reforms has been introduced to Parliament, including new powers to require “nationally significant” companies to install software to share...