Labor says it will splash $20 million to establish a space industry cluster in the NSW regional suburb of Jerrabomberra, located just over the border with the Australian Capital...
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Establishing a $100 million skills fund to address the needs of the fourth industry revolution is one of 17 policy ideas the Australian Computer Society (ACS) has put forward...
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It’s difficult to get beyond the headlines about the race between the United States and China to set 5G standards, and competition over the future global market for emerging...
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Labor’s R&D target of three per cent of GDP in the coming decade requires science to be “back at the centre of government,” says shadow industry minister Kim Carr, together...
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South Australian AI-based medical imaging startup Presagen has completed a $4.5 million funding raise, enabling the company to take its technology designed to help identify healthy embryos for in-vitro...
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Voters should hold the major political parties to account on digital rights and remember the recent litany of tech failures when heading to the polls, Digital Rights Watch chair...
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Federal Labor is putting new money behind blockchain as an important strategic technology, earmarking $3 million to establish a Blockchain Academy in Perth, designed to build the skills for...
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Public investment in startups and tech companies is dropping while private investment growth is slowing in troubling signs for the local sectors amid political uncertainty, a new report has...
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The tax office is set to unleash its data-matching capabilities to crackdown on cryptocurrency traders avoiding tax. The Australian Taxation Office revealed on Tuesday that it will be requiring...
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Creating a framework to regulate new transport technologies was one of four recommendations a new report by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering has made after examining the...
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It should not surprise anyone who works in science and technology that their interests did not form any part of the key messaging of either major party during the...
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Industry Minister Karen Andrews will this morning unveil new details of a $6.2 million schools-based program to produce a bigger pool of potential engineering students from across the nation....
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A re-elected Coalition government has unveiled a $156 million package to bolster Australia’s cyber security defences and improve the nation’s ability to quickly respond to online attacks. The Prime...
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Labor has unveiled new funding for CSIRO-led climate research at an election doorstop on Friday. Shadow industry spokesman Kim Carr, announced the promised boost at the CSIRO Climate Science...