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Ministerial Council unveils Australian Data Network

The Data and Digital Ministers’ Meeting on Friday has agreed to the first ever national program of work on data sharing between jurisdictions and outlined the initial priority areas...

What will our future export industries be?

COLUMN: As the reality of potential ‘carbon tariffs’ hit the Australian Government, the big question is what we can export in future to maintain economic growth. The Minister for...

The Gig Guide: Stevens keeps consumer data role

Andrew Stevens will continue to lead the development of Australia’s massive data portability scheme after being reappointed by the federal government as the Data Standards Chair until 2023. The...

Foreign investment crackdown risks ‘strangling’ tech

Australian tech companies which receive any funding from overseas defence or national security agencies will be subject to the new national security test under new reforms which risk “strangling”...

Climate startups a focus of latest Startmate intake

Climate-focused innovation and gaming are among focus areas of Australian startup accelerator Startmate’s largest ever intake of companies revealed this week as part of its winter cohort. The nineteen...

Trade expert backs Aust science and research

Australia’s policy makers should make a strategic investment in leading edge science to grow future industries, according to a global trade expert, who warns it is difficult to compete...

Australian Research Council is ‘hunting spies’

Ministerial vetoes of research grants and a “dossier” of applicants’ potential foreign influence are putting Australian academics’ reputations at risk and threatening the integrity of the national research funding...

Collaboration premium for $800m industry grants

The Industry department has unveiled guidelines for Australian manufacturers to apply for a share of $800 million under the big-ticket Collaboration Stream of the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative....

Senate to probe local manufacturing sector

Labor has successfully launched a Senate inquiry into Australia’s domestic advanced manufacturing capability, as support for the sector and sovereign capability shape up to be a key election issue....

Expect more web regulation after Apple’s photo move

Opinion: When I started in tech journalism more than a decade ago in 2010, I revealed that the federal government was considering introducing metadata retention. The changes meant select...

Uni VC’s commercialisation warning

Western Sydney vice-chancellor and president Barney Glover has welcomed the renewed push by the states and the Commonwealth to commercialise research through more industry involvement, but warned a short-term...

The DTA is missing in action, adrift

Now before people @me, I have long advocated for a far-reaching agenda for a ‘digital transformation’ institution. More on that shortly, but we are way off track. Even at...

Govt blocks release of manufacturing grants briefings

The federal government has blocked the release of departmental briefing documents for its billion-dollar manufacturing fund, amid Labor’s accusations that rorting has been “baked-in” to the grant scheme. The...

5G tech is the key to omnichannel retail

Following the surge in online orders created by the pandemic, bricks-and-mortar retailers are working to create true omnichannel shopping experiences for consumers that span their online and in-store experiences....