Advice and admin costs will swallow more than 25 per cent of the Industry Growth Program’s $392 million budget, leaving $105 million less in funding for early-stage commercialisation grants....
Industry players bidding to operate part of the Australian Space Park in Adelaide were notified of sweeping changes to the project on the same day that the South Australian...
Plans to build the country’s first dedicated space manufacturing hub have hit a setback after the South Australian government pulled its share of funding from the $66 million project...
The South Australian government will create a $200 million Digital Investment Fund to deliver “targeted” upgrades to public sector technology platforms and cybersecurity in collaboration with industry. Treasurer Stephen...
A $23 million grant for Australia’s small business council to train up to 60,000 cyber wardens over the next three years was handed to the peak body without a...
Former chief scientist Dr Alan Finkel has expressed explicit support for blue hydrogen and carbon capture technology, while heralding the era of cheap battery storage being led by China....
It has been fascinating to watch the initial reactions to the Budget in the areas of industry, science and innovation. At first pass, it looked modest. But when you...
A long-planned nuclear waste facility to store and dispose of radioactive material that has built up over decades has secured significant funding after the former Coalition government settled on...
There is a disconnect between the bright picture Treasurer Jim Chalmers paints about the opportunities for Australia to participate in the next wave of global industrial growth, and the...
There was plenty to like for innovation and technology in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ second budget, the centrepiece of which was a $392 million Industry Growth Program aimed at building...