Swinburne University of Technology has launched an aerospace research hub to help develop lighter planes, cheaper spacecraft and flying taxis, after receiving $12 million in Victorian government support. Known...
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The federal Opposition will launch a national anti-scams centre, introduce a new minister focused on the issue and enforce more rules for social media firms if it wins the...
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The federal government’s decision to bypass its own science agency and pay $6 million to a multinational consulting firm for key modelling work on its net-zero plan “doesn’t make...
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Australian scientists have urged political leaders to address Australia’s falling levels of research funding in their upcoming election policies or risk a further slide down global rankings as other...
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The tax office has handed Accenture a $31.5 million contract extension for just three extra months work on consolidating business registers, the federal government’s flagship digital initiative from last...
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It is hard to imagine that scientists only finished mapping the human genome in 2003. In less than two decades we have gone from translating that very first human...
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Big four consultancy Ernst & Young has been given another $4.5 million for its work on IT data and analytics for the tax office, which has again declined to...
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The expected surge in sustained demand for critical metals for the electric vehicle revolution may be shorter lived than many are predicting, but repurposing the batteries could transform Australia’s...
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When Australians think of technology it is a positive. They see possibilities and the future. In contrast, for Scott Morrison and his cabinet, technology is an instrument to exploit...
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Getting a new hardware business off the ground is notoriously the ‘boss level’ of startup ventures; the barriers to entry and the sheer capital outlay required to launch a...
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It is near universally accepted wisdom that there are two sides to every crisis. Each brings with it challenges and danger, and each also creates opportunity. For the past...
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Australia will not co-sponsor a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property to improve access in developing countries, with the federal government instead opting to try to find a compromise...
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Former ARA Infrastructure boss and ex-trade official Grant Dooley has been appointed to lead Victoria’s $2 billion fund, which will provide cash to local companies for R&D development and...
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US consulting giant McKinsey will be paid more than $1 million over just three months to design a digital trade roadmap, despite the federal government creating a new taskforce...