Tag: Roger Cook

Gig Guide: NSW locks in a new privacy commissioner

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales has a new privacy commissioner in Sonia Minutillo, who has led the Information and Privacy Commission NSW’s regulatory functions for the best part of a decade....

WA appoints manufacturing minister in Cabinet reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Western Australia’s new-look Cabinet has placed a renewed focus on economic diversification and manufacturing, with two new portfolios led by senior government ministers to be created. Amber-Jade Sanderson, the...

WA’s New Industries Fund in frame for an election top-up

Posted on   |  by David McClure
Western Australian startup lobby StartupWA has welcomed the Cook government’s just launched ‘Made in WA’ industry strategy, in particular the renewal of the state’s New Industries Fund. WA Premier...

WA govt unlocks $150m in early-stage VC capital

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Western Australian government has unlocked $150 million in private investment for the state’s startups through a new partnership with local and interstate venture capital firms. Premier Roger Cook...

$150m package to sustain WA battery material dream

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Lithium processors will not have to pay dues to the Western Australian government for the next two years as part of a $150 million package to keep the battery...

WA issues call for $22m hydrogen institute

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Applications to design the Western Australian government’s new $22 million hydrogen training and research facility for the Pilbara will close next week, rounding out a two-week tender period. The...

Global startup accelerator makes Perth its Australian home

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Founders Factory, a UK-based startup accelerator with global reach, will set up an Australian presence in Perth to offer a “springboard” to early-stage startups tackling decarbonisation challenges. The Founders...

$110m unlocked for WA health research infrastructure

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Western Australian government has unlocked $110 million in grant funding for health and medical research infrastructure through the Future Health Research and Innovation Fund. On Tuesday, the state...