Tag: Michaelia Cash

Just $26m for new space agency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government will provide just $26 million over four years to establish Australia’s first national space agency, despite high-profile industry leaders saying it would need at least double...

Make or break space report due

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A report on the local space industry that is expected to guide the creation of an Australian space agency has been delivered to the federal government and is expected...

The debate the nation must have

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The trouble with worthy and weighty industry reports on the performance of our tech and innovation ecosystems is that they’re so heavy that within a few weeks they have...

Women’s panel finally named

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government’s women’s advisory panel on innovation has met for the first time, more than a year after the initiative was first announced. The Industry, Innovation and Science...

Women in tech: Cash targeted

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor has queried cabinet minister Michaelia Cash’s role as chair of the government’s Women’s Advisory Panel on Innovation in the wake of poisonous scenes at Estimates hearings last week,...

White flag raised on innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Government has lost its way on the innovation policy and is now saddled with a minister who has given up on launching a new wave of policy reform, federal...

Cash to name women’s panel

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Newly-appointed Industry minister Michaelia Cash says the government is still committed to appointing a Women’s Advisory Panel to help guide gender issues in the portfolio, despite more than a...

2030: Ferris at the Press Club

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The chair of Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) Bill Ferris spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra today, following the release of its 2030 Strategic Plan yesterday. The...

Budget to reveal 2030 thinking

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Newly-minted Jobs and Innovation Minister Michaelia Cash says government will provide a formal response to Innovation and Science Australia’s 2030 strategy and its 30 recommendations for driving the nation’s...