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After miracle win, the work starts

Scott Morrison hailed the Coalition’s shock election win as a “miracle”, on a disastrous night for the Labor Party. Despite every poll and political pundit predicting a comfortable Labor...

Election roundup: Technology policy

16 May 2019 | by James Riley

While technology and innovation-focused policies have not been nearly as front and centre during this election campaign as they were in 2016, there have still been a number of...

Innovation metrics consultation opens

11 March 2019 | by James Riley

The federal government has opened up consultations on the development of the “next generation of innovation indicators” that will be used to develop new policies and guide public funding....

DTA sticks to Surry Hills

29 January 2019 | by Aimee Chanthadavong

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) will be forced to move out of its current tenancy at 241 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills when its contract lease agreement ends in April....

Pakula new Vic Innovation Minister

30 November 2018 | by Denham Sadler

Former Attorney-General Martin Pakula has been appointed as the new Victorian innovation minister as part of a major state government cabinet reshuffle. Mr Pakula, who served as the chief...

Shorten offers big lift in science

29 November 2018 | by James Riley

Opposition leader Bill Shorten would return science to the centre of government decision-making and drive central efforts to lift the nation’s spending on research and development by billions of...

Shetler on big bets and boldness

29 August 2018 | by James Riley

The federal government would do better making “big bets” on technology and moonshot industries, rather than just dishing out startup grants as a route to kick-starting innovation in Australia,...

‘Highly disruptive’: Turnbull’s exit

27 August 2018 | by Vitaly

A new Prime Minister and a significantly different Cabinet would be “highly disruptive” to the government’s tech and innovation-focused agenda and could delay important reforms currently in the works,...

Germany a model of innovation

27 August 2018 | by James Riley

There’s no denying that Germany is an innovation powerhouse. But what is it that underpins Germany’s ability to consistently innovate across different industries at a rate much faster than...

Cash: Govt the innovation enabler

31 July 2018 | by James Riley

Industry and Innovation Minister Michaelia Cash says the federal government’s role in Australia’s startup ecosystem is as an “enabler” and it’s the industry’s responsibility to drive it. In both...

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