Industry minister Ed Husic says the independent review of federally funded programs designed to encourage women into science and technology professions will make for “uncomfortable” reading when it is...
Policy
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A reset of industry policy will take place in New South Wales to give investors and innovators a “clear signal” of the state’s long-term direction and support mechanisms, according...
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Queensland is set to develop its own quantum strategy to capture a greater slice of the nascent sector expected to be worth $4.6 billion to the Australian economy by...
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Generative AI could add $115 billion to the Australian economy annually by 2030 based on a modelling scenario of ‘fast adoption’, according to a new report prepared by the...
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A controversial nuclear waste facility planned for South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula will not go ahead in its current form after Traditional Owners won a legal challenge to stop the...
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Renewables remain the cheapest new source of electricity while nuclear power is forecast among the most expensive, as all energy sources face rising costs because of supply chain pressures....
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An urgent problem for governments around the world in the digital age is how to tackle the harms caused by mis- and disinformation, and Australia is no exception. Together,...
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The Department of Home Affairs is preparing advice for the Albanese government on the risks of “authoritarian vendors” after departments spent the last six months ripping out security equipment...
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton chose an address to the Institute of Public Affairs (the IPA) last week to renew his call to consider nuclear power stations to replace coal...
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South Australian lawmakers will use a new parliamentary inquiry to examine whether the state is well placed to seize on the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence while mitigating the...
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The unlawful robodebt scheme was rushed into operation with “little interest” in its legal basis and then covered up with “dishonesty and collusion”, a landmark Royal Commission has found....
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Victoria’s new R&D grants scheme has opened for expressions of interest, allowing local businesses to apply for up to $2 million in matched funding for projects that build capability...
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Eligibility reforms and payment caps are among the changes to the popular Export Market Development Grant program being considered by the federal government to address long-term structural problems with...
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Better rules surrounding tens of billions of dollars in Commonwealth grants are needed to prevent repeats of the Morrison government’s “industrial scale rorting”, Parliament’s audit committee has recommended. After...