Tag: Defence Trade Controls Act

Licence-free defence trade soars under new export regime

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australian defence firms shipped more than $150 million in military goods to the United States and United Kingdom without a licence over the past year under the new export...

Australia hits AUKUS tech trade milestone

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Local defence companies have chalked up more than $25 million in licence-free exports to the United States and United Kingdom in less than six months under Australia’s new export...

New export control regime captures quantum computing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has imposed strict export controls on quantum computing technology for the first time, exposing local industry to onerous new rules and harsh criminal offences that threaten the future...

US signs off on AUKUS tech trade reforms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A licence-free environment for AUKUS technology transfer will come into effect next month after the three nations finalised legislative reforms that unlock billions of dollars in defence exports. The...

AUKUS tech trade reforms set for sign-off

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia and United States are poised to unlock billions of dollars in licence-free defence trade on within weeks after the US agreed to sign off on legislation enabling AUKUS...

ITAR barriers come down as AUKUS tech trade reforms pass

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Controversial legislation that creates a licence-free environment for technology sharing between Australia and the United States and United Kingdom has passed Parliament with amendments that bake in exemptions for...

Review backs defence control lens for all tech exports

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government will consider widening the defence export controls regime to capture the supply of any goods and services that may prejudice the national interest and new $50...

Australia races ahead with defence export control reforms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is racing ahead with controversial reforms to export controls that will introduce a “licence-free environment” for technology sharing between AUKUS partners at the expense of local...