Tag: Scott Morrison

What will our future export industries be?

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
COLUMN: As the reality of potential ‘carbon tariffs’ hit the Australian Government, the big question is what we can export in future to maintain economic growth. The Minister for...

All the signs are bad for the Growth Centres

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
All the signs are bad for any small hope we may have had that the six industry growth centres would be replaced by something more like the highly successful...

Australian governments to share data by default

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Commonwealth and all state and territory governments have agreed to share data across jurisdictions as a “default position” when it can be done safely, paving the way for...

$800m MMI grants program open to rorts: Labor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor industry spokesman Ed Husic has written to Scott Morrison urging him to commit to following the advice of the department in disbursing an $800 million manufacturing grant program,...

Net-zero challenge needs both a tech and political fix

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
The Net Zero Australia study announced by Melbourne University fills one of the missing links in Australian emissions reduction and energy policy. Despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s false dichotomy...

PM can’t miss his G7 ransomware opportunity

Posted on   |  by Tim Watts
Last week ransomware became a literal barbeque stopper when JBS Foods, Australia’s largest meat processor, was paralysed by a ransomware attack mounted by Russian cybercriminals. All beef and lamb...