The first program under the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative – this one focused on the space sector – is open for business, with government calling for the first...
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When Labor leader Anthony Albanese gave his new Industry and Innovation spokesman Ed Husic his marching orders ahead of the shadow cabinet reshuffle last week, the heavy emphasis was...
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The ability for the government to ‘call in’ a foreign investment for review up to 10 years after the investment took place will foster uncertainty and act as a...
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Australia must develop a bit of “commercial mongrel” if the nation is to successfully build a thriving technology sector and to assist with the country’s economic growth, according to...
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Australia’s mining industry is among the most competitive and most efficient in the world. It is an area in which Australia has built genuine competitive advantage, and where the...
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As governments transition away from containment policies aimed at minimising the economic impact of the COVID pandemic and toward recovery, the World Intellectual Property Organisation is encouraging innovation-focused stimulus...
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Now is the time for Australian governments to invest heavily in science and research to stimulate the economic recovery and prepare the country for long-term growth, according to Victoria’s...
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The NSW government has named a 23-person ICT/Digital Sovereign Procurement Taskforce charged with making it easier for innovative local tech companies to get access to government contracts, using procurement...
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and software giant Atlassian will announce funding details for the massive Sydney Innovation and Technology Precinct near Central train station on Thursday morning, including plans...
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Startups can play a critical role in Australia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and funding needs to be made available to ensure these companies can continue to grow...
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Sally-Ann Williams has been the chief executive officer at Australia’s premier Deep Tech incubator Cicada Innovations for just over 12 months, after spending more than 12 years with Google...
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The Deregulation Taskforce will be brought under the Prime Minister’s department as the government looks to “modernise” regulations to keep in touch with new technology, with an emphasis on...
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Industry Minister Karen Andrews says the lessons of the initial COVID-19 response would significantly change industry development policy in Australia, and in particular the way government looked at supply...
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The technology sector can become an engine room for job creation as the economy emerges from the lockdown period of the early response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to...