If covid-19 has taught us anything it is that Australia needs to be more self sufficient in what we manufacture onshore and depend less on globalised supply chains that...
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And the Oscar for outstanding performance in growing revenue derived from federal contracts during a pandemic goes to … KPMG! What a performance! Global consulting giant KPMG’s spectacular new...
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The Western Australian government has put $1 million towards a feasibility study for a large renewable energy hub and big battery project in the south-west of the state. The...
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The Morrison government has awarded $601 million in manufacturing grants in the last month alone, twice as much as it awarded in the preceding year and a half. Labor...
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Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn announced his retirement from the company on Wednesday following a more than seven year stint leading the company. Mr Penn remain in the role...
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The federally funded Digital Skills Organisation has called for an overhaul of digital training in Australia to meet the country’s growing talent gap in a new discussion paper. Digital...
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Businesses in the startup and emerging tech sectors are being invited by the New South Wales government to join its $3 million Smart City Innovation Challenges. The first of...
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You can only guess that Josh Frydenberg’s commitment of $9.9 billion to the Australian Signals Directorate for a cyber defensive and offensive capability uplift caught Labor by surprise. Because...
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In the shadow of an imminent election, this year’s federal budget included some welcome investments for Australian innovation ecosystem, but didn’t go far enough, according to a panel of...
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The federal government has failed to pass its controversial anti-trolling bill before the upcoming election, despite the Prime Minister saying it would be “dealt with” in February. The Social...
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The federal government will pour another $19.5 million into its global talent attraction taskforce despite slashing the number of global talent visas to be offered in half and the...
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A new innovation seed fund in Western Australia is now accepting applications to fund health and medical innovation and commercialisation. The grants will be awarded to early-stage startups in the...
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The Board of Taxation has recommended business as usual for the administration of the research and development tax incentive and rejected the concept of a separate scheme just for...
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The federal government will have the power to order “nationally significant” companies to install software to pass on data to the Australian spy agency after the final tranche of...