Tag: Simon Birmingham

‘It will fail’: Export grants scheme still in turmoil

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The popular export market grants scheme is doomed to fail unless there is a “severe overhaul” following the federal government’s controversial reforms which have drastically reduced the value of...

Barry Pogson: Blocking research has consequences

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Blocking humanities projects damages other research disciplines and is “inconsistent” with the federal government’s demand for academic freedom in Australian universities, according to one of the country’s most eminent...

Govt to fund local mRNA vaccine manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has said it will develop an onshore mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability in Australia, but the actual amount of funding allocated to the significant task has been...

Kathmandu chief takes top job at Austrade

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Morrison government has reached deep into corporate Australia to find a new chief executive for Austrade, the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, appointing the current group CEO and...

Export market grants reform hits the Parliament

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Funding through the Export Market Development Grants program will be delivered upfront and eligibility for the popular scheme will be tightened under legislation introduced to Parliament this week. The...

Birmingham on the bright side

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian trade authorities continued to press for more diversified trade with China that included a focus on new technology, regardless of the complexities of the relationship in high-tech goods...

Innovation axed from ministry

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The industry portfolio has been given a bit of nip and tuck with the removal of the word ‘innovation’ ahead of the beauty contest that is the looming federal...