Tag: Anthony Albanese

Unlawful robodebt bunfight heats up

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
How the government came to be running an unlawful scheme needs to be properly investigated, crossbench senator Rex Patrick said, as the Opposition officially backed calls for a Royal...

Tech boost for our ‘job-ready graduates’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Technology and engineering university courses will be significantly cheaper under a government plan to funnel students into “job-relevant” degrees in sectors where employment growth is expected. Education Minister Dan...

Albo’s post-COVID focus on innovation

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to refocus on innovation and science, Opposition leader Anthony Albanese says, but a major cultural change is needed to get the general public...

Albo on ‘echo chambers’ and fake news

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Anthony Albanese has thrown down the gauntlet to the world’s biggest social media companies, with the Opposition Leader saying that the breaking down of “echo chambers” and efforts to...

MPs must improve tech policy debate

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Parliamentarians must work to improve their understanding of technology issues in order to improve the quality debate and avoid a repeat of the controversial encryption and metadata laws, according...

Tim Watts gets cybersecurity role

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Victorian Labor MP Tim Watts, a former senior staffer to Stephen Conroy as Communications minister in the Rudd government, has been appointed shadow assistant minister for communications and cybersecurity....

Shorten picks up Gov’t Services

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has been soft-landed into the shadow Cabinet in the challenging NDIS and service delivery portfolio, while the experienced Brendan O’Connor takes an expanded brief...

The conversations we never have

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Four days before the May 18 federal election, InnovationAus.com hosted Ed Husic at our offices in conjunction with StartupAus for a no-holds-barred question and answer session with a bunch...

Ed Husic out of shadow ministry

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Ed Husic has stepped down from the Labor frontbench and his position as shadow minister for human services and the digital economy. Mr Husic has been a major proponent...