Tag: Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023

Scientists demand research protection in defence trade controls

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A former chief scientist will argue in Parliament against rushing an AUKUS fuelled plan that restricts Australian researchers from working with non-US or UK counterparts, warning more scientific collaboration...

Export control reforms threaten our fabless chipmakers

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Proposed reforms to defence export controls pose a threat to Australia’s competitiveness in the global semiconductor industry and could ultimately push fabless chipmakers with local operations to move offshore....

Australia races ahead with defence export control reforms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is racing ahead with controversial reforms to export controls that will introduce a “licence-free environment” for technology sharing between AUKUS partners at the expense of local...

Defence export reforms would ‘see me jailed’, scientist warns

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
One of Australia’s most esteemed scientists says he would be jailed for continuing his current research on semiconductors and nanotechnology under the government’s planned changes to defence trade controls....