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Industry reacts: Ayres and Charlton are a new ‘dynamic duo’

Voices from across industry say the new team of Tim Ayres and Andrew Charlton are a formidable combination of different experience and expertise, welcoming the “dynamic duo” and the...

A ‘tireless advocate’: Tributes flow for Ed Husic after Cabinet axing

9 May 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Outgoing Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has been hailed for his efforts to shift the dial on Australia’s key science and technology challenges during his three years in...

AI, digital skills top tech sector policy priorities for 2025

9 May 2025 | by Trish Everingham

AI and the digital skills deficit are the most pressing policy priorities for the federal and state governments in 2025, a survey of some of Australia’s biggest tech companies...

Industry says Albanese has been given a mandate for bold ambition

4 May 2025 | by James Riley

The sheer scale of Labor’s historic 2025 election victory delivers Anthony Albanese a mandate to “double-down” on his government’s industrial ambition and the opportunity to reshape the nation’s research...

A Budget with ‘no clear ambition’ on AI: Industry reactions

26 March 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia’s tech sector has reacted with disappointment to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, saying with the absence of significant new investment in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, the...

AIIA calls for streamlined approvals for data centres and renewables

12 March 2025 | by James Riley

With $26 billion expected to be invested in data centres and other AI infrastructure by 2030, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called for a Digital Economy minister...

It’s not too late to move from AI laggard to leader

14 February 2025 | by Simon Bush

The announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron this week that France will make major investments of $180 billion to support AI adoption across its economy and Europe marked a...

French ‘revolution’: Macron goes all in on AI

11 February 2025 | by Joseph Brookes

A $179 billion AI investment has put France “back in the game”, French President Emmanuel Macron has told a global summit in Paris while pitching lighter touch regulation, more...

Stalled regulatory rollout is slowing adoption of AI tools

29 January 2025 | by James Riley

The stalled development of a federal regulatory regime is slowing the adoption of artificial intelligence by Australian businesses, as companies wait to see the extent of mandatory ‘guardrails’. The...

‘Better late than never’: AI capability plan to arrive next year

16 December 2024 | by Justin Hendry

The Albanese government will develop a National AI Capability Plan to better capture the economic and productivity benefits of the technology in Australia as adoption lags behind global peers....

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Industry reacts: Ayres and Charlton are a new ‘dynamic duo’

A ‘tireless advocate’: Tributes flow for Ed Husic after Cabinet axing

AI, digital skills top tech sector policy priorities for 2025

Industry says Albanese has been given a mandate for bold ambition

A Budget with ‘no clear ambition’ on AI: Industry reactions

AIIA calls for streamlined approvals for data centres and renewables

It’s not too late to move from AI laggard to leader

French ‘revolution’: Macron goes all in on AI

Stalled regulatory rollout is slowing adoption of AI tools

‘Better late than never’: AI capability plan to arrive next year

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