Controversial legislation that creates a licence-free environment for technology sharing between Australia and the United States and United Kingdom has passed Parliament with amendments that bake in exemptions for fundamental research.
The exemption to the bill that introduces tough new penalties for sharing certain defence or dual-use technologies outside of AUKUS is among a series of changes made by the government last week, securing the backing of the research and scientific communities.
But the Greens have lashed the government and the Opposition for rushing through a bill that they say will make it more difficult for local companies and researchers to work with countries outside of the alliance.
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