Tag: budget

$60m Budget boost for Qld’s cyber unit

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland’s cybersecurity unit has received a significant funding boost in the 2023 state Budget, with the government to pump almost $60 million into the office over the next four...

WA Budget boost for innovation, digital health

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Western Australia’s innovation fund and digital health programs have seen a significant boost in the state government’s 2023 Budget as annual economic growth hits a nine-year high. The New...

Govt backs quantum and AI industries with $101m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government has unveiled industry support programs for artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, allocating $101 million over five years in a new critical technologies package that includes a...

APS in-house consultancy locked in with $11m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An in-house public service consultancy will be established within months alongside domestic procurement reforms as the Albanese government looks to do more work in-house and get more value out...

Commercialisation programs restructure underway: Husic

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry and science minister Ed Husic is restructuring the Industry department’s suite of programs to ensure they support businesses developing new technologies at all stages of growth, prior to...

eSafety Commissioner set for funding boost

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Office of the eSafety Commissioner will likely receive additional funding in the Albanese government’s May Budget, with Labor ministers continuing to criticise the former Coalition government for not...

Australian science still crying out for more R&D funding

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Australia’s peak research bodies are ramping up pressure on the federal government to deliver on its commitment to push R&D expenditure towards three per cent of GDP. Calls for greater...

CRCs need $50 million boost, says peak body

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Cooperative Research Australia has called for a $50 million boost to the cooperative research centres program, backing recommendations made in the positive 2021 ACIL Allen review released earlier this...