Tag: Anthony Albanese

PM stares down US trade complaints on tech policy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia will not negotiate with the Trump administration on domestic rules that force US tech companies to pay for Australian news, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday. It...

Review backs govt VC fund for intelligence agencies

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An independent review of Australia’s intelligence community has called on the Albanese government to scope a national security fund for dual-use tech that could help agencies like ASIO and...

Govt knocked back AI plan before last year’s Budget

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A proposed AI investment plan put forward ahead of last year’s federal Budget was knocked back by the government at a time when other developed nations were ramping up...

PM steers innovation fund to metals manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Almost half of the $1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund will be directed to manufacturing metals, the Prime Minister announced on Friday, just days after Australia was...

Govt carves out $1bn for green iron play

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will invest $1 billion into green iron in a bid to jump start the sector, reduce emissions and revitalise the struggling Whyalla steelworks, the Prime Minister...

Government exposed by lack of action on AI

Posted on   |  by James Riley
It has been a week in which artificial intelligence hit the business and political mainstream, and where Australian leaders were well and truly exposed, caught with their pants down....

Govt tips extra $2b into clean energy fund

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has secured a $2 billion top-up from the federal government to help households and small businesses lower emissions amid the race to meet 2030...