Tag: budget

Qld budget injects $90m into quantum

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Queensland budget has pledged nearly $90 million towards the state’s burgeoning quantum sector, just months after the state government confirmed a $465 million funding package for US quantum...

SA budget goes quiet on tech as investment plummets

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Private investment in South Australian tech companies has fallen off a cliff in the current financial year, according to a state budget that was largely quiet on tech-related initiatives....

Govt spends $1.13bn on consultants so far this year

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Large consulting firms have won Commonwealth contracts worth $1.13 billion so far this year as the Labor government strives to reduce reliance on the multinationals. At a Senate Estimates...

Privacy watchdog loses $12m and faces funding cliff

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s national privacy office will lose more than $11 million in the next financial year as it faces a funding cliff and a backlog of investigations and freedom of...

Australia’s future made with critical minerals and hydrogen

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Future Made in Australia agenda includes $22.7 billion in tax incentives and innovation investments, with the Albanese government on Tuesday confirming it will break with decades of economic...

LaunchVic lands $40m boost in state Budget

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government has set aside $40 million for its startup agency LaunchVic as part of a 10 per cent increase in overall Budget funding for Industry, Small Business...