Tag: Andrew Hastie

Hastie seeks bipartisan push on Albo’s national AI effort

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Senior opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie has flagged Coalition support for federal regulation of artificial intelligence if it helps to secure a domestic technological advantage as the US and China...

Parliament launches far-reaching inquiry into AI

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Federal parliament has launched its broadest inquiry into artificial intelligence to date, ahead of sweeping national reforms to regulate the technology expected from the government next year. The move...

SERD report is a wake-up call for industry: Opposition

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Shadow science minister Aaron Violi says the Strategic Examination of R&D report should be an industrial “wake-up call” for Australia, and demands action from a government that has deprioritised...

News Wrap: NSW makes its play for semiconductors

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia will open its first commercial semiconductor packaging facility in western Sydney in 2027, creating a strategic toe-hold in a high-value part of the global silicon supply chain. In...

Andrew Hastie gets industry portfolio in fresh shadow ministry

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Western Australian MP Andrew Hastie will serve as shadow minister for industry and sovereign capability on Opposition leader Angus Taylor’s newly formed Coalition frontbench. But key portfolios including science,...

Opposition push for AUKUS ‘Pillar III’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The lack of a national Defence strategy is delaying the technology and advanced capability component of the AUKUS arrangement and a potential new pillar covering supply chains, according to...

Australia must respond to our changed strategic circumstances

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The landmark National Reconstruction Fund is a significant achievement for the Albanese government. But since it was unveiled, the goalposts have shifted dramatically and it is no longer enough....

Coalition accuses govt of blocking ransomware bill

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has been accused of blocking a Coalition bill that would introduce tougher penalties for ransomware gangs and give additional powers to authorities at a time when...