Tag: National Reconstruction Fund

Beyond the NRF: The nation’s search for industry policy

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Back in August, just after the announcement of the National Reconstruction Fund Board, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic reminded us that “policy is shaped by the times it...

Bridging the funding gap between industry and Defence

Posted on   |  by David Waterhouse
The Valley of Death is real. As any Deep Tech or advanced manufacturing entrepreneur knows, there is a chasm between innovation and commercialisation that must be fully funded or...

‘Pools of capability’ bridge research commercialisation gap

Posted on   |  by Nicole Bittar
‘Enabling the enablers’ in any thriving sector is a two-way street. Business leaders must continue to focus on industry-led commercialisation capability as a call to action for government support....

Manufacturing union secures last NRF board position

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union assistant national secretary Glenn Thompson has filled the last National Reconstruction Fund Corporation board position more than two months after the appointments were announced. Mr...

Search begins for inaugural NRF chief executive

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has begun its search for an inaugural chief executive to take charge of the new entity overseeing its landmark $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund. Executive search...

First $5bn flows to NRF as the corporation is formalised

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The entity responsible for overseeing the Albanese government’s signature $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has been formally established, almost six months after the legislation passed through Parliament. The National...

Husic unveils draft National Science and Research Priorities

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has issued its draft National Science and Research Priorities for consultation to focus research and funding on a set of defining challenges over the coming decade,...