A locally-manufactured prototype wave energy converter will be deployed off the coast of Western Australia later this month in a bid to demonstrate the ocean’s potential as a source...
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Australia is poised for a manufacturing renaissance, with the federal government’s Future Made in Australia agenda moving the country closer to the interventionalist policies of other developed nations. And...
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NSW agencies will need to explain why they bypassed local suppliers for significant technology deals under a new ‘if not, why not’ local content rule announced by the Minns...
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The NSW Electoral Commission will be forced to “pare back” its systems and delay the reintroduction of digital voting after three funding proposals were knocked back by the state...
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The federal government’s $1 billion program to build supply chain resilience in solar panel manufacturing has opened to applications amid a political storm over its economic merits. The first...
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The NSW procurement accreditation system will be reviewed and dodgy suppliers banned in response to repeated warnings that the state’s buying framework is failing and agencies are “marking their...
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With an ageing population, emergency departments that are busier than ever and growing workforce shortages, the Australian healthcare sector is ripe for technological disruption. The growing use of HealthTech...
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Like many governments and economies, Australia is working to modify and expand its privacy rules to reflect technological innovation. The emergence of artificial intelligence and heightened awareness of how...
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The national audit office has shifted its managed services deal to a smaller local supplier xAmplify in a new $7.7 million agreement expected to bring automation to keep up...
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A $28.5 million commercialisation boost will soon be available to MedTechs fighting heart disease and diabetes under the latest round of a Medical Research Future Fund program. The second...
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NSW-based startups will get the chance to grow their businesses from landing pads in South-East Asia as part of new state government pilot program intended to help scale innovative...
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Since the April launch of the federal government’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia mission, currently the subject of heated debate in parliament, we have been repeatedly told that...
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Australia’s outgoing chief scientist has called on the Albanese government to develop a radical open access model that would make research literature free for all Australians through centralised government...
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Former Services Australia chief executive Rebecca Skinner has been brought in to help deliver the Australian Taxation Office’s first capability review in a decade. Ms Skinner, who stepped down from...