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Morrison rejects rogue NISA audit

Treasurer Scott Morrison has rejected a damning Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) evaluation of the Turnbull Government’s signature National Innovation and Science Agenda, saying there was “plenty of evidence”...

Tech23 and our deep tech stars

Australia has a long history of ignoring its own deep tech advances – think of the CSIRAC digital computer in the early fifties and solar energy tech in the...

Michaelia Cash’s new space race

Acting Industry Minister Michaelia Cash says the creation of a spanking new National Space Agency marks the start of a “new era” of space science and innovation in Australia....

Improving odds with new OnRamp

Most entrepreneurs learn the ins and outs of running a business by trial and error. But Colin Kinner is hoping to change that, recently launching Brisbane-based pre-accelerator program Startup...

CSIRO’s $10m new satellite play

CSIRO has signed on to a world-class satellite research program that will deliver new data to local companies and governments and put the agency at the “forefront of Australia’s...

Connick headlines Cyber Leaders

ANZ Banking Group chief information security officer Lynwen Connick will headline InnovationAus.com’s Cyber Security: The Leadership Imperative in Melbourne next month, joining Australia’s Ambassador for Cyber Affairs Tobias Feakin...

Boards wake up to cyber insurance

The cyber insurance market in Australia is still in its infancy with buyers confused by what is on offer and their own accountability levels, but coming mandatory data breach...

New space agency is a huge win

Australian space industry leaders have hailed the Commonwealth’s “historic” creation of a national space agency, saying it will lead to thousands of local jobs and help coordinate the growing...

Regulation ramps the drone sector

For the last month, the Federal government’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has been seeking comment from individuals and organisations to have their say on safety regulations of drones....

Gilmour Space eyes move offshore

Geographically they may live worlds apart – one resides on the Gold Coast and the other in Singapore. But it doesn’t bother the brothers James and Adam Gilmour, who...

Final frontier has a new agency

Australia will finally get a national space agency to coordinate local efforts in the sector and gain a chunk of the $400 billion global industry, the federal government has...

Skilled visas still broken: McEvoy

The Turnbull government’s overhaul of the 457 visa system needs some serious tweaks if Australia is going to attract the best and brightest to these shores says a submission...

Thodey: More work needed on jobs

Australians cannot just rely on government to set policies and frameworks if the country wants to be prepared for the impact of technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and automation...

ASIC fires cyber warning shots

ASIC Commissioner John Price has read the riot act, albeit civilly, to both companies and insurers over the need for boards of the former to get their cyber resilience...