Tag: innovation

If not now, then when? Ambition calls for bold decisions

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia stands at a crossroads and the Robyn Denholm-led Strategic Examination of R&D report provides signposts for a future prosperity agenda, and a commitment to tackle challenges of intergenerational...

Queensland launches innovation strategy refresh ahead of Olympics

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Queensland government has started work on a new statewide science and innovation strategy, kicking off public consultation on a plan centered around capability, connections and commercialisation. The two-month...

Stone & Chalk chief Chris Kirk to step down in April

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Chris Kirk will step down as chief executive at innovation hub operator Stone & Chalk in April, in what the company has labelled a “planned and considered transition” of...

What’s ahead for Australian startups in 2026?

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Startups will focus on scaling and commercialisation in 2026, building off last year’s more optimistic funding environment and a federal government policy shift towards sovereign industry, innovation sector leaders...

Blast off: SERD proposes radical mission style innovation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A root and branch review of Australia’s R&D system has proposed channelling it into a handful of “focus areas” with multi-decade horizons like energy and health, while backing it...

Who’s in the room: Ayres’ innovation roundtables

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Dozens of  industry leaders, policy makers and academic experts will assemble in Sydney on Friday morning to put forward a case for innovation’s role in the government’s expanding reform...

Albanese’s new ministry recalibrates machinery of innovation

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The Second Albanese Ministry and its 2025 Administrative Arrangements Order show a government shifting decisively from reform design to delivery architecture. With stable super-departments and a growing cadre of...