Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s second budget, delivered as the nation grapples with policies to deliver a post-COVID economic recovery, marks an important milestone in building a competitive digital economy, the...
Science
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Leading industry groups and universities have called on the federal government to make a targeted effort to address Australia’s commercialisation woes in this week’s federal budget, with new funds...
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Technology and commercialisation sits at the heart of the federal government’s $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, according to the METS Ignited growth centre chief executive Adrian Beer, and that’s a...
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The federal government has unveiled an $800 million digital business package, but more than half of the funding is going towards following through with a 2018 budget promise to...
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The CSIRO’s COVID-19: Recovery and Resilience report published earlier this month is a great summary of the role of science and technology in creating value, and in identifying the...
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Australian civil and digital rights and legal groups have met with the US government to discuss the proposed expedited data-sharing deal between the two nations and push for better...
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The government decision to support NBN Co’s $4.5 billion NBN upgrade to provide 75 per cent of fixed line premises with access to 1 Gbps connections by 2023 is...
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Quantum physicist and 2018 Australian of the Year Michelle Simmons has been appointed to the board of the CSIRO for a five-year term, brought on board the national science...
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It was the government’s decision to exclude the ABC and SBS from the news content bargaining code with Google and Facebook rather than the competition watchdog which designed 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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Elon Musk’s Neuralink outfit is working towards developing an easy to implant brain to computer interface that could do everything from healing brain injuries to greatly enhancing our perceptions,...
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As Australia begins to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, thoughts are naturally turning to economic recovery. The Australian economy has taken a big hit from the pandemic. The economy...
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It’s Groundhog Day again in Canberra, with the Senate inquiry into the government’s controversial reforms to the Research and Development Tax Incentive delayed for a third time and now...