Deloitte has won a $1.5 million contract to make sure the government’s second attempt to develop a tech platform to manage apprenticeships goes better than the first go, which...
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New rules surrounding Australia’s foreign investment regime which passed Parliament last week may “dampen the enthusiasm” for investment in local tech companies, according to Australian Investment Council chief Yasser...
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Highly respected Sydney Swans football star Adam Goodes is leading the first indigenous supplier contracted for the Hunter-class frigate programme’s prototyping phase. With prototyping beginning this month, Goodes’ Indigenous...
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Canberra has only been pursuing its focus on defence industry since 2016, but after four years it is clear that increased defence spending really is generating significant, fundamental innovation...
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Startup sector luminary and director of entrepreneurship at the University of Technology Sydney Murray Hurps has resigned from the board of the Australian Information Industry Association halfway through his...
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Volvo Group Australia has celebrated the build of the 50,000th Volvo truck at its Wacol, Queensland plant. Volvo Group handed over the FH16 XXL vehicle to its customer Nolan’s...
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In March this year, with COVID-19 starting to impact the Australian economy, the Federal Minister for Industry, Science, and Technology Karen Andrews convened a virtual roundtable of technology company...
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Home-grown rocket startup Gilmour Space Technologies has signed a multi-million dollar partnership with US-based Momentus to jointly offer launch and “orbital transport services” from an Australian site. Momentus is...
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Where will we find the manufacturing successes of tomorrow? It’s a fair question, and there’s always a fair bit of guesswork involved. One answer was given by the federal...
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There needs to be a return to Australia’s “reformist zeal” around tech and innovation and a move away from the current hands-off approach, according to shadow innovation minister Clare...
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Whilst 2020 has brought significant challenges, we have seen the manufacturing industry pivot quickly to address short-term needs, particularly around products like PPE. This kickstarted a renewed focus on...
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Virgin Galactic chief operating officer Enrico Palermo has been appointed as the new Australian Space Agency chief executive, taking over at a time when the local sector is “on...
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There’s a huge potential for Australia’s drone industry because in many ways we are world leaders in drone regulation and usage, but one of the biggest challenges this nascent...
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The Australian Computer Society has removed two members of its board-like governing body after a meeting of its National Congress considered a series of extraordinary motions to spill its...