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Salesforce cracks another agency after courting officials

US software giant Salesforce secured a major contract with Export Finance Australia within weeks of courting the investment agency’s officials with free invites to a VIP gathering. A contract...

Trump’s IRA retreat an ‘opportunity’ for Australia

A President Trump order halting funding from America’s $557 billion climate and industry program will be limited to climate change mitigation and electric vehicles programs, the Whitehouse clarified overnight,...

Govt tips extra $2b into clean energy fund

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has secured a $2 billion top-up from the federal government to help households and small businesses lower emissions amid the race to meet 2030...

Chalmers’ industry agenda faces stakeholder split

Industry and union groups will clash in Canberra on Thursday over the government’s attempt to kickstart green hydrogen and minerals processing industries, in a showdown threatening Treasurer Jim Chalmers’...

Another Jobseeker tech failure exposes ‘broken’ system

The Employment department has apologised for a string of tech issues that have frustrated and confused jobseekers over the last fortnight as reporting requirements were kept on hold. While...

Aspiring Adelaide chipmaker secures US patent

Adelaide-based semiconductor developer Archer Materials has secured a United States patent for its graphene biochip technology, allowing the local company to start working with American device partners on a...

ASCA enters $61.5m delivery phase for ‘Black Thorn’ mission

Defence’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator has selected two undisclosed companies for its first mission, signing contracts collectively worth $61.5 million after a period of co-design. Defence Industry minister Pat Conroy...

Defence to source drone radio tech from South Australia

Mesh network radio technology allowing a new fleet of reconnaissance drones to securely communicate with the Australian Defence Force will be made in South Australia under a new $15...

Govt details an extra $262m for submarine supply chain uplift

The federal government has detailed plans for an additional $262.4 million to be spent supporting domestic defence industry participation in the nuclear submarine supply chain being developed as part...

ADHA taps Dominello’s consulting firm for insourcing drive

Former NSW minister Victor Dominello’s advisory firm has been enlisted to devise an insourcing plan for the country’s national digital health systems, including My Health Record. ServiceGen, which was...

Space agency hunts launch-tracking tech

The Australian Space Agency is planning to add more space situational awareness capabilities through local suppliers as it prepares for a jump in launch and return operations. On Monday,...