Australia’s international ranking in economic complexity has fallen again, with the country now sat at 93 out of 133 countries in an index produced by Harvard University researchers. The...
Australian battery industry stakeholders have rejected the Productivity Commission’s doubts on the effectiveness of industry support, with one innovation expert describing it’s claims as “tiresomely predictable”. Released on Thursday,...
Australia is unlikely to have a comparative advantage in exporting locally made batteries according to the Productivity Commission’s latest report, as it warns against adopting the “old-school protectionism” growing...
The Queensland state government has made a multi-million commitment to support green hydrogen exports as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces further progress on two hydrogen projects backed by investment from...
The lack of a domestic solar manufacturing industry is placing Australia’s green energy transition at “high risk”, two local renewable energy firms have argued, urging the federal government to...
The federal government has earmarked $500 million for critical minerals projects under its new Critical Minerals Strategy, which will also seek to streamline the environmental approval process and update...
A Singapore-Australia innovation grants program to support decarbonisation solutions will be worth $20 million, although businesses must wait for details on how to access it. The value of the...
Australia’s first free trade agreement with a dedicated chapter on innovation will come into effect at the end of the month, promising a new era of collaboration with the...
Australia should lead Southeast Asia in pushing for green, bio and digital technology uptake as the international environment becomes increasingly multipolar, according to Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan....
Australia is deepening collaborations with “likeminded partners” on critical minerals to lessen the concentration of the supply chain in China, according to Resources minister Madeleine King. Speaking at the...