Tag: Ed Husic

Killing growth centres will enable ‘rorts’: Labor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor has accused the government of trying to kill off the Industry Growth Centres to gain control of their grant programs for political purposes as the Opposition ramps up...

Data61 cuts put spotlight on research priorities

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia needs to be more accepting of changes in strategies and willing to let go of “sacred cow” research areas, following news Data61 will be cutting up to 70...

Big questions around govt’s patent box: Husic

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s new patent box scheme risks being a “knee-jerk reaction to embrace a new concept” that provides a tax break to big firms and little benefit to the...

Govt looks in the mirror with a policy reheat

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
When Industry Minister Christian Porter rose in question time to mock the Opposition for “reheating” a policy from six years ago, it’s unclear whether he knew the government had...

Labor pitches ‘Startup Year’ in budget response

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has placed the tech sector at the centre of his budget reply, pitching a “Startup Year” which would see graduates accessing university loans to launch...

Proof will be in the pudding on AI: Husic

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor has given a lukewarm welcome to Scott Morrison’s modest commitment to a National Artificial Intelligence Centre but says government must get past announcements and onto delivery. Shadow industry minister Ed Husic...

Facing the Husic: Labor’s Industry focus

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
It was either fortuitous timing or smart politics that led to Labor to unveil its flagship industry policy less than 24 hours after the Prime Minister buried his most...

Let’s formalise a ‘Made in Australia’ Office

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian companies might be concerned about an increasingly protectionist United States and the spectre of a newly issued Made in America presidential executive order, but the Australian Government is...