CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall, by his own admission, is not one for spending much time looking in the rear-view mirror. He’s been in the role for five years...
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Australia needs a ‘smart restart’ to drive economic growth and jobs creation in the post-COVID-19 period with a focus on the tech and startup sectors, according to Labor MP...
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The post COVID-19 recovery phase gives Australia an opportunity to set its policy levers to help dramatically grow our technology sector to its full potential over the next ten...
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Australia has a post COVID-19 reconstruction engine staring it in the face in the form of the mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector which has experienced a demand...
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The senate committee tasked with inquiring into the government’s controversial plan to cut $1.8 billion from the research and development tax incentive for a second time is likely to...
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Now more than ever, due to COVID-19, our country is experiencing a collective structural shift that is redefining how and where we work, how governments and industries collaborate, how...
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There is no doubt that COVID-19 has plunged our country, and the world, into economic chaos. The impact of the virus has truly challenged the old order and we...
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Australia’s scientists and tech workers have a vital role in helping lead the country out of the socio-economic trauma caused by COVID-19, the woman in charge of our peak...
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A comprehensive plan for Australia’s innovation economy is urgently needed, with an opportunity to attract offshore capital and talent at unprecedented levels following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Australian...
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Imagine last year reading a story that began: ‘In 2020 we will have these massive fires and they will burn for months destroying 50 million acres and then we...
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The local startup sector will be crucial to economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with further government support needed for early-stage firms, University of Technology Sydney...
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The role of the information technology industry supporting other parts of the economy has been under-appreciated up until COVID-19, according to the Australian Information Industry Association chief executive Ron...
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Industry minister Karen Andrews has drawn together a new council of state and territory digital economy and technology ministers to help drive national policy in the post-COVID environment. The...
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Legislation enshrining privacy protections around the COVID-19 contact tracing app into law is set to be passed by the Senate on Thursday with bipartisan support after government agreed on...