Tag: tim ayres

Sovereign AI builder’s warning on hasty AI rules

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s lone builder of a sovereign large language model has backed a wait and see approach to AI regulation as the Albanese government signals it will be months before...

$500m in battery grants open for struggling sector

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
A $500 million program to support Australian battery manufacturing has opened, offering capital grants and production incentives to local companies as international competition grows. The Battery Breakthrough initiative, announced...

Govt R&D spend to slide after post-pandemic bump

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Government R&D spending as a share of GDP is set to continue its slide after a brief bump over the last two years, with new data forecasting expenditure will...

Industry minister Tim Ayres to deliver awards address

Posted on   |  by David McClure
Australia’s Industry and Innovation minister Tim Ayres has been confirmed to deliver a keynote address at the 2025 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence. Senator Ayres, who is also the Minister...

News Wrap: Productivity wars turn to copyright reform

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry minister Tim Ayres and the Treasurer Jim Chalmers seemed to shut the door on calls to rewrite copyright laws in a way that would provide a ‘fair dealing’...

Ayres’ clarion call for national interest policy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government has urged industry giants like Cochlear, Thales and Rio Tinto to pull together in the “national interest” and resist falling into antiquated arguments as debate ramps...

Who’s in the room: Ayres’ innovation roundtables

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Dozens of  industry leaders, policy makers and academic experts will assemble in Sydney on Friday morning to put forward a case for innovation’s role in the government’s expanding reform...

NRF told to crank investment, prioritise national interest

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has been directed to get $1.5 billion out the door over the next year and prioritise the national interest and longer-term gains, after scraping...