Tag: Ed Husic

Review of critical tech list seeks new balance: Husic

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry minister Ed Husic says the federal government’s review of the nascent critical technologies list will seek to find a new “middle path” between economic opportunity and national security...

Husic mulls ongoing manufacturing grants review

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Industry minister Ed Husic says there will be no “rash decisions” as he considers an internal review of the previous government’s flagship manufacturing program which could jeopardise grant commitments...

Govt puts national interest technology under review

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has put the nation’s list of critical technologies under review less than a year after the first ever national interest industrial blueprint was published by former...

In the room: Science and Commercialisation skills roundtable

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Two dozen representatives from Australian science, research, universities, defence, and investment attended Industry minister Ed Husic’s Science and Commercialisation skills roundtable. Convened by Mr Husic ahead of Prime Minister...

Husic convenes five industry roundtables on skills challenges

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Industry minister Ed Husic will this week host five invitation-only industry roundtables to discuss challenges posed by skilled labour shortages ahead of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Jobs and...

Turning to science to build new commercial enterprises

Posted on   |  by Larry Marshall
It’s an uncomfortable truth in Australia that it took a pandemic for us to turn to science for solutions, after decades of comfortable economic growth on the back of...

Michelle Simmons on building a quantum manufacturing industry

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Quantum computing trailblazer Professor Michelle Simmons has backed the new Labor government’s push to ensure IP-generating research is retained in Australia, saying local high-end manufacturing is the future of...

Albanese on tech skills, procurement and industry policy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says skilled migration would be an important short-term fix for chronic tech skills shortages, but ultimately it would be smart education and training policy that...