An upcoming review of the government programs designed to drive better gender diversity in Australia’s science and technology sectors misses a bigger inclusion opportunity that would also help meet...
There is a fresh wave of optimism breezing through the industry right now, hard on the heels of the Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra. Last week was arguably...
Taking full advantage of the industries of the future will require action now on training and diversity, Industry minister Ed Husic said Thursday, flagging action on both areas coming...
As business leaders, unions, and decision-makers meet at the Jobs and Skills Summit, Australia faces a ‘Sliding Doors’ moment. We can either invest in science to seize huge opportunities...
Management textbooks and business self-help books tell us that strategy drives structure which in turns drives funding and resource allocation decisions. Yet in public administration and public policy it...
A year after Australian manufacturers applied for large COVID-19 recovery grants worth $800 million, the official go-ahead has been given, with an internal review clearing all the previous government’s...
With a review now complete, Industry minister Ed Husic has now approved all grants made by the former Morrison government under its Modern Manufacturing Initiative on the eve of...
The Labor government review of its predecessor’s $1.3 billion manufacturing grants program has put “tens of thousands of jobs at risk” and undermined business certainty, deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley...
Industry minister Ed Husic says the federal government’s review of the nascent critical technologies list will seek to find a new “middle path” between economic opportunity and national security...
Industry minister Ed Husic says there will be no “rash decisions” as he considers an internal review of the previous government’s flagship manufacturing program which could jeopardise grant commitments...