Tag: Anthony Albanese

$47m TAFE upgrade for heavy manufacturing workers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Wollongong’s TAFE campus will be upgraded and new courses offered for heavy industry manufacturing in Defence and transport sectors under a $47 million state and federal initiative aimed at...

‘Biggest and boldest’ industrial policy passes Parliament

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s signature industry policy passed the Parliament on a chaotic final sitting day of the year, setting up a new era of public funding for transformative industries...

PM defends PsiQuantum deal as Queensland review looms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed his support for Australia’s $1 billion bet on PsiQuantum and talked up the “enormous advantage” it will give Queensland after the state’s new government said...

World-first social media ban for under-16s

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will move to ban social media for children under the age of 16, with the federal government expected to introduce world-first legislation to Parliament before the end of...

$60m TAFE centre to build up clean energy workforce

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal and NSW Labor governments are committing more than $60 million to establish a clean energy manufacturing training facility in Newcastle to build up a workforce and new nation-wide...

New laws to prevent future NBN sell-off

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New laws to keep the NBN publicly owned will be introduced to federal Parliament, preventing any future sell-off of the network that delivers high-speed broadband to 8.5 million households....

Stealthy NRF celebrates anniversary quietly and unseen

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The first anniversary of founding of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation passed quietly this week, unheralded and without celebration. It’s first year of operation has attracted mixed reviews. If...

ACSC chief appointed new top cyber spy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian Cyber Security Centre chief Abigail Bradshaw has been named the new director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate, replacing outgoing chief Rachel Noble. Ms Bradshaw, a former Navy officer...