Tag: Stuart Robert

Govt pledges $5m for digital skills passport

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A $5 million trial of a digital skills passport will be launched to help match workers with tech jobs as part of a Coalition election pitch. Employment Minister Stuart...

Acting ARC CEO Judi Zielke made permanent

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Judi Zielke’s acting chief executive role at the Australian Research Council has been converted into a permanent position with a five-year term announced by the government on Saturday, a...

AIIA calls for Cabinet-level digital super-Minister

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Information Industry Association has called on the next federal government to combine the functions of the Digital Economy minister and the Government Services minister into a single,...

Ziggy Switkowski lands $4bn research infrastructure plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An expert working group has finalised a decade-long strategic plan for Australia’s national research infrastructure, calling for continued secure funding and expansion into new areas, as well as more...

Gilmour secures federal funding for $157m space facilities

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A consortium known as the Australian Space Manufacturing Network and led by Gilmour Space Technologies has secured $52 million in federal funding to manufacture launch vehicles and satellites and...

Digital identity legislation missing in action

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s digital identity scheme is unlikely to be legislated before the election after the federal government missed its own deadline to introduce a bill rolling out privacy protections and...