Author: Justin Hendry

Victoria’s R&D grants scheme backs first 10 companies

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PolyNovo, Quantum Brilliance and SPEE3D are among the first 10 local companies to receive matched funding under the Victorian government’s manufacturing-focused R&D grants scheme. Jobs and Industry minister Natalie...

NSW govt looks to FinTechs in banking overhaul

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Local FinTechs are being called up to help the New South Wales government introduce innovative payment methods as part of a major refresh of its transactional banking contracts. NSW...

The new playbook for public sector cybersecurity

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In the recent Verizon paper, Decoding a hacker’s playbook in public sector cybersecurity, CTRL Group’s co-founder and chief product officer, Bastien Treptel, joined Innovation Aus.com publisher Corrie McLeod, to discuss public...

$65m biotech incubator names first 16 residents

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A wearable “lab-on-a-chip” solution for hormone monitoring, a gum disease vaccine and technology for creating 3D models of human brain tissue are among the ideas that have piqued the...

New local players cleared for sensitive government data

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Two more Australian tech companies have been cleared to carry protected-level public sector data under the federal government’s Hosting Certification Framework, as an existing provider questions the value of...

‘Hot air’: Former NSW govt tech exec calls out resellers

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A former tech executive in New South Wales’ service delivery agency has spoken out about outdated procurement processes in government that have created an environment for resellers of cloud...

DroneShield signs NATO procurement agreement

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Australian defence technology company Droneshield has signed the first ever counter-drone procurement agreement with NATO, opening the door to new contracts with nations from the military alliance in years...

Husic claims public interest immunity over PsiQuantum docs

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Industry minister Ed Husic has claimed public interest immunity to withhold documents that reveal federal government dealings with US-based quantum computing firm PsiQuantum in the lead up to last...

Meta’s industry body dismisses complaint against Meta

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A complaint against Meta over “potentially misleading” mis- and disinformation reporting in Australia has been dismissed by the industry group that counts the social media giant as a member....