Tag: Karen Andrews

Tech sector hails stability at Industry

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The technology sector has welcomed the reappointment of Karen Andrews as industry minister with hopes it will bring newfound policy stability after going through six ministers in the last...

Renewed focus on service delivery

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In naming his second ministry on Sunday, Scott Morrison unveiled dramatic changes to the federal service delivery structures, as well as a new communications minister and steady-as-she-goes continuity in...

Karen Andrews on the election win

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Karen Andrews was the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology in the previous Morrison Government and does not want to tempt fate by speculating on whether she will retain...

Election promises get science heavy

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Science policy is not usually the issue on which Australia turns would be an understatement. But at the 2019 election, the science discussion has been surprisingly robust – especially...

Coalition lift for space payloads

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The space sector has become an unlikely battleground for competing industry policies in the 2019 election, as Industry Minister Karen Andrews on Monday unveiled a further $3.5 million package...

Labor’s $300m industry cuts

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor would cut more than $300 million from the Industry Growth Centres and Entrepreneurs’ Programme – nearly half of the overall budget for these initiatives – if it wins...

Labor ‘hypocrisy’ on R&D: Andrews

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry Minister Karen Andrews says Labor’s “half-baked” plan to offer a tax off-set premium for companies that collaborate with universities and science agencies would only benefit big business, and...

Kim Carr gets back into car making

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Kim Carr has doubled down on Labor’s support for the local electric vehicles sector, announcing a $57 million pledge to help build a new local automotive industry centred on...

Govt’s $50m lift for manufacturers

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Coalition will hand Australia’s manufacturing sector a $50 million boost as part of the newly created Manufacturing Modernisation Fund. Under the fund, which would be matched by $110...