Tag: Clare O’Neil

Ed Husic is Australia’s new Industry Minister

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Long-time tech and innovation advocate Ed Husic will be Australia’s new Industry Minister after he retained his spot in the new Labor government’s Cabinet, with Clare O’Neil to serve...

Husic gets Industry and Innovation portfolio

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Federal Labor’s sharpest tech sector advocate Ed Husic has been handed the shadow Industry and Innovation portfolio as part of a sweeping reshuffle of the opposition frontbench unveiled by...

Summer Reading: Your guide to a relaxing break

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Well, that was one crazy year. Full stop. We’ll definitely need to double up on the Ho, Ho, Ho’s this Christmas. As we move into the holiday season and...

No time for autopilot on tech policy: O’Neil

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There needs to be a return to Australia’s “reformist zeal” around tech and innovation and a move away from the current hands-off approach, according to shadow innovation minister Clare...

Manufacturing plan is all froth and no beer

Posted on   |  by Clare O’Neil
The government has spent the best part of a month spruiking its budget announcement of $1.5 billion for Australia’s manufacturing industry, but when Australian manufacturers raise a glass to...

The case for stump-jump policy: O’Neil

Posted on   |  by Clare O’Neil
Australians are dynamic. But the dynamism of our people is not reflected in our economy. We rely too much on what we dig out of the ground and grow....

Clare O’Neil on the R&D tax changes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is “selling out the next generation of Australians” with its planned cuts to the research and development tax incentive and should instead look towards more direct...

Clare O’Neil on the big picture for tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Federal Labor will bring a comprehensive, tech-focused policy package to the next election after the government’s “ad-hoc and knee jerked” approach to the sector across the better part of...

Tech investment target is ‘insulting’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Coalition’s newfound focus on a technology investment target in lieu of an emissions target to address climate change is “insulting” and an attempt to find a “silver bullet”,...