Tag: parliament

Additional accountability gets Teals onboard with FMiA

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The Teal independents have backed the Future Made in Australia bill after the government adopted some of their proposed amendments to improve transparency and accountability for funding decisions. The...

Long-awaited WA privacy legislation emerges

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The Western Australian government has introduced long-awaited privacy legislation, promising its first-ever privacy commissioner and a mandatory data breach notification scheme should it pass before the fast-approaching election. The...

‘Brain gain’ sparks innovation rethink in WA

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A new parliamentary inquiry is calling for policy ideas to support Western Australia’s innovation ecosystem following the state’s post-pandemic “brain gain”. The inquiry, which kicked off in November, is...

EV battery manufacturing opportunities focus of new inquiry

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Battery manufacturing opportunities in Australia will be a focus of a new parliamentary inquiry into the transition to electric vehicles. The House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment,...

SA Hydrogen Act passes to streamline approvals

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The world’s first hydrogen act has passed through both houses of the South Australian parliament as the government found crossbench support to push the bill past a Greens and...

Tech forum established in Parliament

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A new cross-party forum has been launched in Parliament to drive engagement and understanding on the role of technology and innovation in the future of Australia’s economy. The Parliamentary...

Bipartisan push for tech assessment office

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Liberal backbencher Aaron Violi is teaming up with Labor counterpart Dr Daniel Mulino to design a Technology Assessment Office to make information on cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence...

New parliamentary office would improve tech policy: Violi

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A parliamentary technological assessment office to enhance and coordinate Australian tech policy should be established, according to digital economy observer and Liberal backbencher Aaron Violi. In an interview with...