Author: Justin Hendry

Canberra’s ageing tech workforce in the government’s sights

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An ageing tech workforce and the absence of succession planning in the Australian Public Service is putting business continuity at “great risk”, according to the federal government’s first digital...

Gender bias holding back Australia’s ICT Sector

Posted on   |  by Munir Kotadia
Australia’s tech workforce is growing at twice the national average. Tech exports have doubled in the past decade, making the sector one of Australia’s fastest-growing economic drivers — but...

‘It takes a lot of capital’: AgTechs lament VC roadblock

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A fundamental disconnect between venture capital firms and AgTech startups, in part due to long development cycles, is damaging Australia’s prospects of leading the global charge for change in...

Fleet’s ‘hyper factory’ emerges from Space Park ashes

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Almost two years after Australian Space Park was shelved, Fleet Space Technologies will push ahead with plans to build a ‘hyper factory’ capable of scaling production of its cutting-edge...

Ming Long named new CSIRO chairwoman

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Experienced board director Ming Long has been appointed the new chair of national science agency CSIRO, replacing Kathryn Fagg, who has stepped down after more than three years. Ms...

Greens push to hit Big Tech giants with $11.5bn tax

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Google, Amazon and other major digital platforms would be hit with an annual 3 per cent tax on their revenue in Australia by default under a Greens proposal to...

NSW manufacturing facility launches with uni partnership

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NSW’s government-backed manufacturing incubator has officially launched, signing on with a new partnership between 10 of the state’s biggest universities to help translate innovative research. After a three-year wait...

Govt accepts all Diversity in STEM Review recommendations

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government will overhaul its STEM diversity programs and develop a new strategy to drive greater inclusion of under-represented groups, in line with the recommendations from last year’s...