Australia can become a global automotive manufacturing powerhouse once again by pivoting to electric vehicles, but immediate action is needed from the government, according to a new report. Published...
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The national security committee has urged the government to hand it improved oversight powers over intelligence agencies and to increase funding to other oversight agencies. The Parliamentary Joint Committee...
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The national audit office is now taking public submissions as part of its inquiry into the Digital Transformation Agency’s technology procurement. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) launched an...
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CSIRO plans to launch a beta version of its climate risk data platform for businesses within months after paying consultants $10,000 a day last year for input on its...
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Cooperative Research Australia (CRA) has called for more federal investment into industry-led research to bolster the post-COVID economic recovery and underpin the development of new industries. The CRA today...
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A Cooperative Research Centre for sustainable manufacturing should be established to support new domestic green metal and green hydrogen industries, a Labor-led Senate inquiry into Australian manufacturing has recommended....
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Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies has signed a collaboration arrangement with Spanish SENER Aeroespacial to build a safety system into Gilmour rockets that can autonomously terminate a space flight. The...
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The federal government’s six focus areas for manufacturing policy include recycling and clean energy. Photovoltaic cells for solar power provides a case study industry to explore the issue of...
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Global consulting giant PwC is assessing government grant applications as part of a near-$2 million contract with the Industry department which the public sector union has branded “outrageous and...
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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...