Tag: Senate Inquiry

Climate Council fires first salvo in Senate data centre inquiry

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government should lock in its data centre expectations with “strong enforceable requirements” around energy, water and transparency, setting national minimum standards for state governments to adhere to...

‘Pathetic’ CSIRO inquiry ignores funding pleas

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Senate inquiry into CSIRO resourcing has been branded “pathetic” after it acknowledged structural funding issues and risks to sovereign capability from recent job cuts, but stopped short of...

PM’s science pick lashes cuts to CSIRO climate research

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A pioneering oceanographer has criticised CSIRO management’s lack of scientific experience and warned cuts to the agency’s environmental research will compound Australia’s climate crisis. Amid reports the CSIRO’s Environmental...

Aged care tech not ready weeks out from switchover

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Senate inquiry into aged care services has found the government technology needed to usher in generational reforms next month isn’t ready and the delay is holding up the...

Senate showdown for eConveyancing saga

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Two companies locked in a multi-year stoush over electronic conveyancing will front a Senate inquiry on Tuesday, as federal policymakers mull an intervention into the $800 billion property settlement...

Pocock urges tech firms to engage on sovereign capability

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Independent senator David Pocock has appealed to local tech companies to have their say on government procurement policy by making a submission to a Senate committee looking at developing...