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InnovationAus Awards 2024: GovTech finalists

A once-in-a-generation uplift of government services is underway in Australia, as governments of all stripes try to emulate the experience of well-known digital platforms and apps. It helped the...

UniAdelaide breakthrough draws 6G era closer

The world is one step closer to 6G communications and ultra fast data transfers following a breakthrough in silicon chip technology led by researchers at the University of Adelaide....

Consultants’ PEMS review follows project in blowing out

EY’s contract to review Parliament’s expenses reporting system has followed the troubled software project in blowing out in cost and time, netting the consulting giant more than $400,000 and...

NSW govt unveils plan to crackdown on consultants

The Minns government will define what constitutes “core public sector work” and require agencies to do it in-house wherever possible as part of its response to an explosion in...

InnovationAus Awards 2024: Food & AgriTech finalists

The Food and AgriTech sector is a huge contributor to the Australian economy, already generating $20 billion in annual economic benefit – a figure that will only grow in the...

Promised rigour missing from FMiA bill, experts warn

The Albanese government’s Future Made in Australia agenda is creating real risks to trade and foreign investment while opening the door to pork barrelling and captain’s picks, a Senate...

The Industry Papers: Canberra launch forum

Australia’s chief scientist Dr Cathy Foley leads a cast of researchers, policymakers, venture capitalists and deep technology entrepreneurs at The Industry Papers’ Canberra forum on Wednesday September 11. Dr...

InnovationAus Awards 2024: Energy & Renewables finalists

Investment in renewable energy has skyrocketed in recent years, as the cost of clean energy technology continues to fall and traditional electricity generation methods move closer to end of...

Business lobby claims corruption ‘backdoor’ in FMiA bill

The Albanese government’s Future Made in Australia agenda has opened a “backdoor” to union corruption and lacks the pace and detail of competing global efforts, business groups claimed on...

Defence plans to phase out legacy IT by 2027

Defence will mostly phase out its legacy IT systems by 2027 under a new digital strategy that will also see the department adopt a cloud-only approach. The three-year strategy...

STEM diversity is critical for our future prosperity

Those of us working on the persistent challenge of getting more women and girls into STEM study and careers often remind people that “you can’t be what you can’t...