Tag: commonwealth

China-linked investors offload Sydney data centre for $2b

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Chinese-owned data centre provider Global Switch Australia will be acquired by asset manager HMC Capital for $2 billion, more than four years after federal government agencies were told to...

$10m for Victorian SMEs targeting Hanwha contracts

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian government will make $10 million available to the local defence supply chain to help them win contracts with South Korean giant Hanwha Defense Australia. The funding will...

Sharp fall in govt spending on R&D over last decade

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Government research and development expenditure fell sharply as a proportion of GDP over the near-decade of Coalition power, leaving Australia behind comparable nations which are increasing their spend, according...

Health and medical research grants worth $33m unveiled

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has opened applications for a share of $10 million in health and medical research grants, which followed a federal announcement on Tuesday of $23 million...

‘Shameful chapter’: Judge blasts robodebt scheme

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s robodebt scheme was a “massive failure in public administration”, according to the Federal Court judge who has approved a $112 million settlement over the “unlawful” program....