Tag: Budget 2024

Net Zero Authority budget is doubled to $210m

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The government’s clean energy investment coordinator and support body for workers affected by the energy transition has had its funding more than doubled over the forward estimates. The Net...

$206m for cyber and data uplift amid business register fallout

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A $206.4 million Budget commitment to improved data capability and cybersecurity has been given to Australia’s two financial regulators, among a series of smaller cyber upgrades. The funding, included...

National AI Centre stripped from CSIRO in $40m policy shift

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal funding for artificial intelligence was reshaped in the Albanese government’s third Budget with an additional $40 million, but there is little direct industry investment as quantum and clean...

AI firms as Budget barometer for tech sector

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s investment in artificial intelligence on Tuesday will be the benchmark for how seriously it supports the local tech sector, according to industry groups frustrated by the...

$288m Budget cash splash for digital identity

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will tip another $288.1 million into its digital identity program in Tuesday’s federal Budget to run pilots and beef up infrastructure, regulation and security in a...

A Future Made in Australia needs a research reset

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s flagship industry policy is at risk of being undermined by plummeting investment in research and development, Australia’s universities and research groups are warning ahead of Tuesday’s...

‘Future-making’ Budget needs to show Australia how

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers is just days away from presenting his third Budget, one he says will prioritise cost of living relief and “future-making” in a net zero world....

Govt to cut APS outsourcing by another $1bn

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will shave a further $1 billion off its spending on contractors and consultants over the next four years, in a continuation of the outsourcing savings drive...

Online age verification pilot gets green light

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A trial of age assurance technology will be conducted in Australia to shield children from online pornography and other adult content in response to the sharp rise in the...