Tag: Karen Andrews

Govt mulls ID points to use for social media

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is considering requiring identification checks for the use of social media platforms as part of its broader big tech crackdown, a proposal which has been rejected...

Andrews’ promotion is a manufacturing loss

Posted on   |  by Brent Balinski
For a long time, manufacturing lacked an industry minister with a lock on the job, there for the long term and with the necessary, hard-won credibility it takes to...

Tech portfolios are where the bodies get buried

Posted on   |  by James Riley
What does it say about this government’s attitude to science and technology that the Prime Minister ‘buries’ his two most controversial Cabinet members by giving them tech-heavy portfolios, regardless...

Porter the fifth Industry minister in five years

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Embattled Attorney-General Christian Porter is set to become the new Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, the fifth person to hold the position in the five years as part...

Southern Launch gets first Aussie launch licence

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The first Australian launch facility licence has been granted to Southern Launch, allowing the Adelaide based space tech to launch suborbital satellites from its Koonibba Test Range in regional...

First space techs awarded ‘Moon to Mars’ grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Two NSW space technology companies have shared $1.1 million in federal funding as part of the first round of the government Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement initiative....

$30m in commercial grants for manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Grants of up to $1 million are now available for Australian manufacturers looking to commercialise new manufacturing products and processes, through a new $30 million fund. Industry Minister Karen...

Manufacturing Fund opens for critical minerals

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Fund is now open for rare earth and critical minerals projects as the government looks to “hard-wire” Australia into the global supply chain of...

Manufacturing fund opens for medical products

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s $1.3 billion modern manufacturing fund is now open for medical products, with a focus on research translation and sovereignty. The Modern Manufacturing Initiative is the centrepiece...
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