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Labor’s first bill is to establish Jobs and Skills Australia

The new Labor government’s first piece of legislation introduced to Parliament establishes a new statutory body aiming to address the “urgent” skills crisis. Skills and Training minister Brendan O’Connor...

Govt has ‘failed’ to deliver on Defence for a decade: O’Connor

5 May 2022 | by Denham Sadler

There has been a “failure” by the Coalition to deliver adequate Defence capability over the last decade, with the cancelling of programs such as the recent drone surveillance initiative...

Labor pledges $1.2 billion defence innovation agency

28 April 2022 | by Denham Sadler

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...

The $10b REDSPICE cyber showstopper: Labor has questions

30 March 2022 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government has questions to answer about its record $9.9 billion investment in the Australian spy agency’s cyber capabilities, including where the additional highly skilled workforce will come...

Labor accuses govt of ‘discarding national security conventions’

17 February 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Critical infrastructure legislation has been passed by the lower house before the national security committee has reported back on it, in what Labor says is a “departure from long-standing...

Global cyber criminals to be targeted under new Australian sanctions regime

6 December 2021 | by Denham Sadler

Global cyber criminals will be hit with new targeted sanctions, such as travel bans and the freezing of assets, from the Australian government under Magnitsky-style reforms passed on the...

‘Problematic’ critical infrastructure bill passes lower house

21 October 2021 | by Denham Sadler

Legislation allowing the government to take control of a company’s network as a “last resort” in the event of a cyberattack has sailed through the lower house despite a...

Science and tech at the centre of Albo’s reshuffle

28 January 2021 | by Denham Sadler

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has placed science, technology and advanced manufacturing front and centre in Labor’s policy structures as a part of a significant shadow cabinet reshuffle ahead of...

Husic gets Industry and Innovation portfolio

28 January 2021 | by James Riley

Federal Labor’s sharpest tech sector advocate Ed Husic has been handed the shadow Industry and Innovation portfolio as part of a sweeping reshuffle of the opposition frontbench unveiled by...

Industry backs new manufacturing strategy

2 October 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Technology and commercialisation sits at the heart of the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, according to the METS Ignited growth centre chief executive Adrian Beer, and that’s a...

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Labor’s first bill is to establish Jobs and Skills Australia

Govt has ‘failed’ to deliver on Defence for a decade: O’Connor

Labor pledges $1.2 billion defence innovation agency

The $10b REDSPICE cyber showstopper: Labor has questions

Labor accuses govt of ‘discarding national security conventions’

Global cyber criminals to be targeted under new Australian sanctions regime

‘Problematic’ critical infrastructure bill passes lower house

Science and tech at the centre of Albo’s reshuffle

Husic gets Industry and Innovation portfolio

Industry backs new manufacturing strategy

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