Tag: Jason Clare

AI trialled in WA schools to ease teachers’ workload

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Generative artificial intelligence tools will be trialled in Western Australian classrooms in a state and Commonwealth government effort to reduce time spent on lesson planning and other administrative tasks....

Final AEA Seed round awards $11m to 36 research projects

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s Economic Accelerator has concluded its Seed pilot program by awarding $11 million in federal grants to 36 research projects that have demonstrated commercialisation and translation potential. The final...

Tech leaders on powerful new ARC board

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Two tech and innovation leaders have been appointed to the new Australian Research Council (ARC) board taking responsibility for around $800 million in annual research grants from the government...

Govt research vetoes stamped out

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Education ministers will no longer be able to unilaterally veto research grants after Greens and independent senators on Thursday helped pass a government bill that transfers final say on...

Accord backs funding changes to boost untapped uni innovation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A landmark review of higher education has called for sweeping changes to the university research system after finding Australia’s governments and industries are not making enough use of the...

Education minister moves to end research grant veto powers

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Legislation to remove the Education minister’s power to veto Australian Research Council grants has been introduced to Parliament, as the federal government works to implement other recommendations made in...

Tech and TAFE shape landmark skills plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday unveiled a roadmap for reshaping Australia’s labour market to take advantage of changing population, technologies, climate and geopolitics, starting with an upgrade of tertiary...

Education minister scraps research grant vetoes

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal education ministers will be unable to veto research grants for reasons outside national security under a landmark change announced by Education minister Jason Clare on Tuesday. Mr Clare...