Tag: Mark McGowan

WA budget: $36.5m in electric vehicle rebates arrive

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
On Tuesday, the state government announced that the upcoming state budget will include $60 million to support electric and hydrogen vehicles uptake. Thursday’s state budget will include a $36.5...

WA’s $100m investment fund open for business

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has launched its $100 million Investment Attraction Fund and opened applications for the Innovation Booster Grant program. The $100 million fund was first announced in last...

West Australia unveils $100m New Industries Fund

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
The Western Australian government’s 2021-22 State budget is investing in manufacturing including green steel, green hydrogen and battery metals, with the establishment of a $100 million Investment Attraction and...

WA made satellite ready for blast off

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A small satellite made from scratch in Western Australia will be aboard a SpaceX rocket that launches from the US on Saturday, representing the state’s first space mission in...

Don Punch on WA’s innovation priorities

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Western Australia’s new Innovation Minister Don Punch wants more IP kept in the state, government services reshaped around citizen needs, and to grow the local ICT sector through state...

WA Police accessed COVID check-in app data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Western Australian police twice accessed data from the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing check-in app, forcing the state government to introduce urgent legislation to prevent it happening again. The...

Gig Guide: McGowan’s new innovation chief

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The newly re-elected Premier of Western Australia Mark McGowan has appointed the member for Bunbury Don Punch as the state’s new Minister for Innovation and ICT. Mr Punch, the...

McGowan preps innovation plan

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan will release an updated state innovation policy by the end of the year, but has cautioned against any expectations of large new spending programs....