Tag: NRF

Taking Queensland’s regional smarts to the world

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
Late last year, Julia Spicer became the country’s first chief entrepreneur to be based outside of a capital city.  Ms Spicer, who runs Engage & Create Consulting and The...

Early-stage commercialisation package backed by industry

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A $390 million early-stage commercialisation initiative designed to ready homegrown SMEs and startups for future investment through the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has been widely praised by industry...

Amended NRF ‘poses more questions than answers’: Sussan Ley

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Deputy Opposition leader and shadow industry minister Sussan Ley says the government’s claims about “saving manufacturing” are at a “complete disconnect” from the reality of the National Reconstruction Fund,...

A ‘Future Made in Australia’ begins: Albanese

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government’s flagship industry policy passed the Parliament on Wednesday, locking in a $15 billion manufacturing fund Anthony Albanese says will deliver both sovereign capabilities as well as an...

$15bn NRF bill clears Senate with crossbench support

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government’s flagship $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund will be created after enabling legislation passed the Senate late on Tuesday evening following a debate in which 20 amendment...

NRF to spur ‘conga line of rent-seekers’: Coalition

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Federal opposition Senators are concerned that investments through the National Reconstruction Fund will be captured by rent-seekers, with several Senators voicing concern. The Coalition arguments follow the release of...

Pocock flags support for $15bn reconstruction fund

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Independent Senator for the Australian Capital Territory David Pocock is set to support the National Reconstruction Fund bill, with his proposed amendments expected to be backed by the government...

NRF should have a mandate to invest in space: Senate

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Senate committee reviewing the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill says investments into space industry projects should be eligible under the $15 billion fund, given the sector’s “complementarity” to...