You can only guess that Josh Frydenberg’s commitment of $9.9 billion to the Australian Signals Directorate for a cyber defensive and offensive capability uplift caught Labor by surprise. Because...
Federal Labor has adopted the Technology Council of Australia’s target of increasing the number of Australians employed in tech-related jobs by 340,000 to 1.2 million by the end of...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled plans to expand the defence force by 30 per cent with a specific focus on cyber positions, while Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has...
Labor has pledged to increase the sovereign manufacturing of medical equipment and give priority to buying locally-made goods under a new election-pitch focusing on the shortage of rapid antigen...
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has made his case for government in a wide-ranging speech with a focus on sovereign capability and manufacturing. Mr Albanese kicked off the election year...
Federal Labor will tip an additional $2.4 billion to expand full-fibre NBN access to an extra 1.5 million homes across Australia if it wins government and has committed to...
The federal government has announced plans to launch a new $500 million low emissions technology fund to assist “complex, tech-focused startups” in commercialising ideas. The new funding will be...
The federal Opposition will launch a national anti-scams centre, introduce a new minister focused on the issue and enforce more rules for social media firms if it wins the...
The Labor plan to use government’s massive procurement budget to build domestic industrial capability and capacity by directing more of the spending toward local companies has been welcomed by...
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has put sovereign procurement at the centre of the party’s industry policy ahead of the looming federal election, promising a greater share of the government...