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Govt mum on $15bn NRF investment return

The Albanese government remains tight lipped on the target rate of return for its $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, despite an interim figure surfacing ahead of the introduction of...

Australia should be an AI regulation world leader: Husic

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Industry and science minister Ed Husic is moving at pace to modernise Australia’s legal frameworks on artificial intelligence and says Australia can build a regulatory model that could be...

Ed Husic releases discussion papers on AI regulation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
As if the discussion had not already started across Australia, the Albanese government has released two discussion papers on artificial intelligence to inform a framework to ensure “appropriate safeguards”...

$70m more in MMI grants revealed

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Another $70 million in grants committed under the former government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative have been executed, with figures published inclusive of GST. Arafura Resources is receiving $32.9 million to...

$49m MMI grant for WA critical minerals project locked in

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A sixth Collaboration stream grant from the former Morrison government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative has been signed off by the Industry department, leaving more than half of the funding through...

$250m in MMI grants reach contract as others remain on hold

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
More than $480 million in funding through the largest stream of the former Morrison government’s flagship manufacturing grants program remains up in the air, with only five grants worth...

Indo-Pacific strategic supply chain pact signed

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With its 13 partners in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), Australia has put forward a strategic supply chain agreement for the region that aims to boost economic resilience, transparency...

$120m govt grant for battery materials refinery pulled

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Industry department has retracted the $120 million grant it offered a proposed battery material refinery hub project in Western Australia more than a year after it was announced,...

Husic updates national interest Critical Technologies list

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has released a refreshed 2023 ‘List of Critical Technologies’ identifying seven key areas of national interest, after a review found the need for...