Tag: Ed Husic

Government exposed by lack of action on AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has been a week in which artificial intelligence hit the business and political mainstream, and where Australian leaders were well and truly exposed, caught with their pants down....

Stalled regulatory rollout is slowing adoption of AI tools

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The stalled development of a federal regulatory regime is slowing the adoption of artificial intelligence by Australian businesses, as companies wait to see the extent of mandatory ‘guardrails’. The...

Oceanographer Tony Haymet appointed chief scientist

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Marine scientist and entrepreneur Professor Tony Haymet has been appointed Australia’s next chief scientist, beginning his tenure on Tuesday with an openness to nuclear power and a message to...

Trump orders plan for AI ‘free from ideological bias’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US President Donald Trump has ordered a national plan to “sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance” within six months, just days after announcing an $800 billion investment in...

What now for Industry, Innovation and Science Australia?

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s peak advisory body on industrial policy, Industry, Innovation and Science Australia, has not provided published advice since 2023. It has no chair and no deputy chair....

NRF building industry, not just scaling companies: Wilder

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $200 million investment in Arafura Rare Earths will build local industry and should not be conceived as a one-off payment to a mining company, according to National Reconstruction...