Tag: Simon Birmingham

More detail on science boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government has detailed its $2 billion, 12-year national research infrastructure investment plan, marking the “next step of the innovation and science agenda”. The plan is a part...

Gonski’s new cloud learning tools

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A cloud-based student assessment tool to support teachers; a universal student identifier that tracks children through 13 years of school; and data-driven innovation from schools themselves are among the...

Final frontier has a new agency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia will finally get a national space agency to coordinate local efforts in the sector and gain a chunk of the $400 billion global industry, the federal government has...

The Fed’s big fat security push

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Federal Government has passed a privacy amendment bill through Parliament that gives Australian business a reason to prioritise digital security and protect consumer information. By passing the Privacy...

Turnbull adds innovation Grunt

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull committed before the election to make only minor changes to his ministry. And true to his word, as ministerial reshuffles go, the post-election changes announced...

PM’s Cabinet crew on innovation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last night chaired the first meeting of the Innovation and Science Committee of the Cabinet. The meeting marks the first time a Cabinet-level committee...

Flatline for uni tech enrolments

Posted on   |  by Beverley Head
Australia’s universities open their doors to a new crop of around 84,800 undergraduates from this week; demand for IT courses is proving “steady but not spectacular.” There has been...

COAG agrees to new STEM formula

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Education ministers have endorsed a national approach to improving both the teaching and take-up of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects at Australian schools. The commitment is more philosophical...

Turnbull moves digital to PM&C

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made good on his promise of putting innovation at the heart of his economic narrative, moving key chunks of government’s digital framework into Department...