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Election campaign tech wishlist

The federal election campaign has officially kicked off, and it’s already clear that the tech sector will not feature in the prominent way it did during former PM Malcolm...

Bowen focuses on skills creation

The Opposition will make a major election pitch at human capital and skills to address looming technological change, the shadow treasurer flagged in his speech to the National Press...

EV scare campaign ‘flies in face of fact’

A toxic scare campaign surrounding electric vehicles in the first week of the federal election campaign “flies in the face of fact” and risks seeing Australia fall even further...

Virgin boost for hyperloop dream

Virgin Hyperloop One hopes to get its hyperloop services up and running for passengers before the end of 2030. To many, this is an ambitious goal. But for the...

$110M SmartSat CRC launched

A new $110 million smart satellites Cooperative Research Centre will be the “engine room” for the Australian space sector and help local companies take on the world, its CEO...

Jobs for NSW gets a restructure

The David Thodey-led industry growth agency Jobs for NSW has been moved into a new Business and Economic Development Unit within the state’s Treasury portfolio, putting it at the...

Extra roles take new OAIC funding

A funding boost for the Office of the Information Commissioner in this year’s budget would be used to underwrite new responsibilities, rather than addressing ongoing under-resourcing, Senate estimates has...

OECD praises ‘blueprint’ Data61

In a new study released by the OECD, CSIRO’s Data61 has been recognised as a “global blueprint” for digital and open innovation. The report on opportunities in digital innovation...

Sovereignty key to hosting strategy

The Whole-of-Government Hosting Strategy released last week is a much more substantial document than its slim 17 pages suggests. Indeed, it seems to flag some significant shifts in thinking...

NBN future is a numbers game

The Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has released Labor’s election policy for the National Broadband Network (NBN). The plan focuses on the future and tackles key issues including...

Success graduates from BRII initiative

Itree has launched its secure inter-agency information sharing platform, Reach, following a 15-month pilot under the federal government’s embryonic Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII). The Wollongong-based firm, which...

RDTI cuts queried at senate estimates

The government has given “no indication” that it will back away from the planned $2.4 billion cut to the research and development tax incentive, with further drops in the...

NEC Australia loses half its leadership

The departure of NEC Australia general manager Mike Barber means half of the tech company’s leadership team has left in the last year and a half, in the wake...

DTA dumps on blockchain, again 

The Digital Transformation Agency only used a small amount of its allocated funding to investigate the use of blockchain to deliver government services, and will not produce a roadmap...