Tag: Department of Industry Science and Resources

IGP awards $21m to startups ahead of budget cut

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Albanese government’s beleaguered startup commercialisation program quietly awarded a slew of new grants just days before the scheme’s application process was paused following a $48 million budget cut....

Food manufacturing report gets late, lite govt response

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Albanese government has delayed decisions on productivity-boosting innovation precincts and manufacturing facilities in its overdue response to a parliamentary inquiry into the food and beverage sector that contains...

Industry secretary Meghan Quinn lands top Defence post

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Meghan Quinn will step down as the top bureaucrat at the Department of Industry, Science and Resources after four years to become Australia’s new Defence secretary. Ms Quinn will...

Biotechs dominate latest grant round as IGP nears empty

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Two Australian biotech startups have led the latest round of grants from the federal government’s Industry Growth Program, which will deliver $6.9 million across five projects ranging from biodegradable...

DISR enlists local tech firm for its AI drive

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Canberra tech firm Reason Group has secured one of its biggest ever federal deals to help the Industry department with artificial intelligence, as the Albanese government pushes the technology...

AI Accelerator CRC dollars won’t arrive until 2028

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The only new industry-facing research funding in last year’s National AI Plan will sit locked away until 2028, raising fresh questions about the government’s commitment to the technology. Announced...

New $53m CRC for sovereign critical minerals technologies

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government has unveiled Australia’s newest Co-operative Research Centre focused on critical minerals, with a $53 million investment to develop next-generation onshore refinery capabilities for high-demand ores and...

Space Agency advisory board wound up after two-year hiatus

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has quietly dissolved the Australian Space Agency’s advisory board, nearly two years after the body was emptied of its members ahead of a governance review. Industry...