Tag: Murray Watt

Growth Centres are on their own from 2022

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
The federal government has all but confirmed that the six Industry Growth Centres will be on their own and receive no government funding after June 2022, at which time...

Labor skewers industry portfolio’s ‘revolving door’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Labor has questioned whether the government is taking the industry department seriously amid a “revolving door” of ministers and machinery of government changes. At a Senate Estimates hearing on...

Space agency plays industry catch up in hiring

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Space Agency is set to go on a recruiting drive in order to better meet the demands of the burgeoning local sector, amid concerns over its resourcing...

Science and tech at the centre of Albo’s reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has placed science, technology and advanced manufacturing front and centre in Labor’s policy structures as a part of a significant shadow cabinet reshuffle ahead of...

Senate on the future of work

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government should establish a central body to oversee long-term planning for the future of work, a senate committee has recommended. The select committee on the Future of...