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Visa system gets $30m check-up

The federal government is to spend more than $30 million to improve the current visa processing technologies after delaying its move to privatise the system until next year. Treasurer...

David Walker on China and tech

14 May 2019 | by James Riley

As China’s economic power grows, its cultural power will also grow, together with a desire to project that cultural power, according to long-time China watcher and the inaugural BHP...

Labor $15m digital health accelerator

13 May 2019 | by James Riley

Labor will fund a new health technology accelerator and medical simulation facilities in Melbourne’s south-east as part of a $15 million digital health election commitment. Shadow health minister Catherine...

Labor AI centre set for Melbourne

23 April 2019 | by Denham Sadler

Labor’s planned $4 million national centre of excellence for artificial intelligence will be based in Melbourne, with the Opposition turning its attention towards using technology for social good. Labor...

RDTI cuts queried at senate estimates

10 April 2019 | by James Riley

The government has given “no indication” that it will back away from the planned $2.4 billion cut to the research and development tax incentive, with further drops in the...

BERD fell almost 30% in three years

4 April 2019 | by James Riley

The research and development tax incentive is in “free fall”, the Opposition has said, with business R&D spending falling by nearly 30 percent in just three years. The federal...

No changes to AA bill before election

4 April 2019 | by James Riley

The federal government’s controversial encryption laws will remain unchanged until after the upcoming election after the Opposition’s amendments remained stalled in the Senate. The parliamentary committee tasked with scrutinising...

Digital govt: Are we there yet?

2 April 2019 | by Martin Stewart-Weeks and Simon Cooper

It’s budget (and election) time again. The federal Government will doubtless announce some additional funding for digital transformation projects including for digital identity. This follows last November’s new Digital...

Work on fixing RDTI begins

20 March 2019 | by James Riley

The federal government has held its first roundtable on the research and development tax incentive as it looks to fix the troubled legislation, but no changes are expected until...

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....

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