Tag: Victoria

$16bn GDP boost expected from second AWS cloud region

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Amazon Web Services has launched its second Australian cloud infrastructure region more than a decade after its first, which is expected to generate an estimated $16 billion lift to...

Victoria’s Innovation minister to quit politics at election

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria’s Innovation and Digital Economy minister Jaala Pulford has announced plans to leave politics at the upcoming state election next month. In a statement on Wednesday morning, Ms Pulford...

WA launches $5m regional health innovation challenge

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
To bolster innovation in regional health solutions, the Western Australian government has launched a $5 million global competition to innovate on healthcare delivery in the Pilbara. And on the...

Victoria commits to 95% renewables target by 2035

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian Labor government will introduce a 95 per cent renewables target for 2035 alongside $1 billion in investment to build state-controlled renewable energy projects, if it is successfully...

Rewiring the Nation: Vic, Tas first to benefit from $20bn plan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government’s $20 billion Rewiring the Nation initiative, a longstanding Labor election commitment, has kicked off with around $7 billion in support for transmission infrastructure across Tasmania and...

Calls for 10-year manufacturing strategy in Victoria

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A 10-year Victorian Manufacturing Strategy and a $500 million credit scheme for manufacturing, sustainability, and high-tech businesses are among the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s recommendations ahead of...

Vic gets $2.4m digital health commercialisation hub

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Digital health commercialisation outfit ANDHealth has been given $2.4 million from the Victorian state government to establish a new health innovation and commercialisation hub. Funded through the state’s $20...

$10m for Victorian SMEs targeting Hanwha contracts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government will make $10 million available to the local defence supply chain to help them win contracts with South Korean giant Hanwha Defense Australia. The funding will...