Tag: Anthony Albanese

Labor commits $3bn to NBN upgrades

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed an additional $3 billion to “finish” the NBN and improve internet speeds at remaining fibre-to-the node (FTTN) premises should Labor win this year’s...

Countdown: Gilmour Space closes in on Testflight One mission

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Gilmour Space Technologies has completed the final wet-test of its Eris orbital rocket and pending final documentation from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, expects to nominate a launch for...

First rare earths refinery secures $475m govt loan

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia will get its first fully integrated rare earths refinery after the federal government responded to a call for investment from Iluka Resources and agreed to loan it $475...

$47m TAFE upgrade for heavy manufacturing workers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Wollongong’s TAFE campus will be upgraded and new courses offered for heavy industry manufacturing in Defence and transport sectors under a $47 million state and federal initiative aimed at...

PM defends PsiQuantum deal as Queensland review looms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed his support for Australia’s $1 billion bet on PsiQuantum and talked up the “enormous advantage” it will give Queensland after the state’s new government said...

World-first social media ban for under-16s

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will move to ban social media for children under the age of 16, with the federal government expected to introduce world-first legislation to Parliament before the end of...

$60m TAFE centre to build up clean energy workforce

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal and NSW Labor governments are committing more than $60 million to establish a clean energy manufacturing training facility in Newcastle to build up a workforce and new nation-wide...

New laws to prevent future NBN sell-off

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New laws to keep the NBN publicly owned will be introduced to federal Parliament, preventing any future sell-off of the network that delivers high-speed broadband to 8.5 million households....