Controversial legislation paving the way for a significant expansion in the sharing of public sector data will return to Parliament this week with significant amendments and newfound support from...
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BHP has announced an extension of its support for University of Newcastle’s Centre for Ironmaking Materials Research (CIMR) over the next five years, with a focus on on low- carbon iron...
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Ministers vetoing research grants are an “existential threat” to local universities, the Australian National University vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt has warned, as The Greens seek a Senate inquiry into the...
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The federal Opposition has backed the creation of a manufacturing industry fund, regular reviews of R&D incentives, as well as changes to procurement rules to encourage the development of...
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The Victorian government’s contract with Microsoft for its vaccine booking platform has more than tripled in value to just under $18 million, with additional support costs and more training...
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FinTech Australia has appointed investor and finance executive Andrew Porter as its new chief executive. Mr Porter, a 20-year industry veteran who advises several local FinTech’s boards, said reconnecting...
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School-aged children will be able to obtain a “digital licence” which gives them the skills to use the internet safely, under an election commitment from the federal Opposition. Labor...
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Early in the pandemic, the COVIDSafe app was designed as a tool to improve contact tracing. And a multimedia campaign promoted it as helping to find more COVID contacts...
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Facebook has lost its Federal Court appeal against a ruling that it is breached privacy laws by tracking Australian users and failing to protect the data. The American tech...
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Two urea fertiliser projects with the potential to replace imports have been given the green light through federal loans and major project status. The Perdaman Chemicals project in the...
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The South Australian government has announced its delivery of more than $915,000 in funding to three businesses as part of an innovation challenge aimed at bolstering industry-research collaboration. Launched...
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Unions have called on the Prime Minister to commit to a minimum level of local industry involvement in the upcoming nuclear submarine program after a senior Defence official reportedly...
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The public cloud market leader has lost another of its local bosses to a partner firm while a former New South Wales transport secretary has jumped back to the...
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No-one in research is going to argue against an extra $2 billion aimed at improving the commercialisation and translation outcomes of university research, and the creation of new industry...