Federal Labor will create a $1 billion Critical Technologies Fund to invest through loans, equity and guarantees in companies that expand Australian capability in areas like artificial intelligence, robotics...
Labor has unveiled its plan to “kickstart” battery manufacturing in Australia with a $100 million precinct in Queensland, a new Industry Growth Centre and a national strategy. Opposition Leader...
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has outlined a “new playbook” for the Australian economy, with a focus on boosting advanced manufacturing, encouraging commercialisation and nurturing tech jobs. In a speech...
Labor has promised a user audit of myGov if it wins the election, pledging to make necessary improvements to the “not up to scratch” digital portal and to retain...
Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has committed a Labor government to a $1 billion Value-Adding in Resources Fund to support mining science technology capability and increase the share of...
A $1.2 billion independent strategic research agency will be established under a Labor government to drive defence innovation and boost collaboration between Defence and SMEs and universities. Opposition Leader...
Federal Labor has unveiled a $650 million plan to improve regional telecommunications a week after the federal budget. Announced on Tuesday, Labor’s Better Connectivity For Rural and Regional Australia...
Every year both the Treasurer’s budget speech and the Opposition Leader’s reply speech are criticised for what they didn’t say, almost as much for what they did. Most of...
You can only guess that Josh Frydenberg’s commitment of $9.9 billion to the Australian Signals Directorate for a cyber defensive and offensive capability uplift caught Labor by surprise. Because...
Federal Labor has adopted the Technology Council of Australia’s target of increasing the number of Australians employed in tech-related jobs by 340,000 to 1.2 million by the end of...