Tag: Investment

Calls to back sustainable aviation fuel like hydrogen

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Australia’s Jet Zero Council is putting pressure on the federal government to include sustainable aviation fuel subsidies in this year’s Budget on a similar scale to the $2 billion...

Space Industry Association names new chief

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The Space Industry Association of Australia has a new chief executive in Maria MacNamara, a serial board director and former adviser to Arthur Sinodinos during his time as a...

Ex-Industry Growth Centre keeps focus on food SMEs

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The food and agribusiness sector grew 80 per cent over the last eight years with the assistance of Food Innovation Australia, according to the former Industry Growth Centre’s final...

Tech industry groups urge caution on merger reforms

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Tech industry groups are troubled by the Albanese government’s merger reforms, warning they could lower the investment attractiveness of the local tech sector. But the view presented by the...

EU and Australian rare earths goals can coexist: EU energy chief

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The European Union’s target to meet a large proportion of its critical minerals processing needs domestically can coexist with Australia’s sovereign capability ambitions, according to the bloc’s energy commissioner...

Extra $20m allocated to CSIRO’s SME programs

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An additional $20 million has been allocated to CSIRO’s SME Connect team to allow it to support the development of as many as 750 small to medium-sized businesses. The...

$20m NT venture capital fund launched

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A $20 million venture capital fund has been set up by the Northern Territory government and the Paspalis Corporation to support local innovation. The territory government is committing $10...

$1bn solar manufacturing package in upcoming budget

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The federal government will set aside $1 billion in subsidies and grants to support solar panel manufacturing across the entire value chain as part of a new Australian Renewable...