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2030: Ferris at the Press Club

The chair of Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) Bill Ferris spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra today, following the release of its 2030 Strategic Plan yesterday. The...

Games industry: Not happy, Jan

The federal government has rejected nearly all the recommendations of a Senate inquiry into the local games development sector, leaving the industry “incredibly disappointed” and angry. The government tabled...

New spotlight on defence research

If it has done nothing else, the Innovation and Science Australia 2030 strategy delivers a specific recommendation that government spending should be used as an instrument of industry development....

Budget to reveal 2030 thinking

Newly-minted Jobs and Innovation Minister Michaelia Cash says government will provide a formal response to Innovation and Science Australia’s 2030 strategy and its 30 recommendations for driving the nation’s...

Industry seeks a quick response

The pressure is now on the Turnbull government to implement the recommendations included in Innovation and Science Australia’s 2030 strategic plan and to unveil its next wave of innovation...

Capability must now meet ambition

Innovation and Science Australia’s vision for Australia just twelve years from now is a nation that will be counted within the top tier of innovator countries globally. Its long...

Strategy a clarion call to action

Innovation and Science Australia has released its much-anticipated 2030 strategic plan, issuing a “clarion call for action” to transform the country into a top-tier innovation nation. The report, ‘Prosperity...

Petre: Move fast or we’re screwed

Daniel Petre has a stark warning for Australia; we need to take innovation very very seriously, very very soon. “I think this is the last chance we have got....

ISA’s cultural mission statement

Australia could be kicking off a ten-year ride for all of us to live longer if the first National Mission proposed in a new strategy paper gets a tick...

ISA 2030 Strategy at a glance

Innovation and Science Australia has handed down a total of 30 recommendations to the federal government as part of the public release of its 2030 Strategic Plan. The 2030...

Stuart Stoyan chairs FinTech Aus

FinTech Australia’s new chair said this year is “pivotal” for the local sector as it looks to build on last year’s momentum and the upcoming Royal Commission into the...

Australia to be top arms exporter

The Australian government will ramp up Australia’s defence export with a $3.8 billion strategy in pursuit of seeing the country become a top 10 global defence exporter by 2028....

ASEAN summit a huge opportunity

The Australia-ASEAN Special Summit to be held in Sydney in mid-March is surely the least talked about and yet most important regional forum ever hosted by this country. Leaving...

Kiwis get the jump in space

A successful rocket launch by a New Zealand company has signaled that space is “open for business”, with several Australian companies looking to follow in its footsteps. But a...