Tag: Western Australia

$150m package to sustain WA battery material dream

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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 awards $3.5m grant for satellite assembly facility

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The Western Australian government has awarded earth observation satellite company LatConnect 60 a $3.5 million grant to help develop the state’s first local commercial satellite assembly facility. The facility...

WA commits $15m to new health innovation hub

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The Western Australian state government has committed $15 million to construct a new medical research and innovation hub in Perth. Announced over the weekend, Minister for Medical Research and...

WA douses plan for a state chief entrepreneur

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The Western Australian government has hosed down popular calls for the appointment of a chief entrepreneur two months after a parliamentary inquiry recommended the move, saying it had already...

WA ‘privacy lite’ data sharing bill back for debate

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The Western Australian Parliament has been asked to consider changes to a signature public sector privacy and data sharing bill, amid criticisms that the proposed legislation delivers only “privacy...

Scyne brought in to review WA’s health innovation fund

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PwC spin-off Scyne Advisory will be paid almost $250,000 for an open-ended review of Western Australia’s $1.8 billion health innovation future fund based off a 10-year review schedule first...

Gig Guide: WA appoints first innovation advisory board

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The Western Australian government has appointed 11 members to its first innovation advisory board, bringing in entrepreneurs, academics, investors, consultants, and the state’s recently departed director of innovation. Charlie Gunningham,...