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Ed Husic is Australia’s new Industry Minister - InnovationAus.com
WEBMay 31, 2022 — Long-time tech and innovation advocate Ed Husic will be Australia’s new Industry Minister after he retained his spot in the new Labor government’s Cabinet, with Clare O’Neil to serve as Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security. New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled his frontbench on Tuesday evening following a meeting of the Labor caucus earlier in the day.
Five key questions about Australia’s digital arrival card makeover
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Senate inquiry to probe Big Tech influence in Australia
WEBA new Senate inquiry will examine the nature and extent of the influence of foreign-owned Big Tech companies Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon have on the Australian market and public debate. Senator Andrew Bragg secured the “overdue” inquiry unopposed in the Senate on Monday, successfully having the matter referred to the Economics References Committee he chairs.
NT’s $50 billion Indigenous renewable energy partnership
WEBFeb 25, 2022 — The Australian subsidiary of UK-based Octopus Group has sealed a partnership with the Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network (NTIBN) to deliver an estimated $50 billion of investment into renewable energy projects over the next ten years.. Majority indigenous-owned Desert Springs Octopus (DSO) launched on February 17 as a join- venture (JV) between NTIBN and Octopus Australia.
Manufacturing grants fund gets a $750m top-up
WEB29 March 2022. The government will top-up its manufacturing fund by $750 million, including $500 million specifically for regional businesses, as part of the federal budget. Plans will also be developed for the six priority sectors to guide longer-term investments, while the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund has also received a $50 million top ...
NSW opens $8m fund for Tech Central research facilities
WEBMay 23, 2022 — The New South Wales government is offering research facility providers up to $5 million to share infrastructure and expertise with Tech Central in a bit to remove access barriers for the innovation precinct. A total of $8 million has been allocated for open access projects, with expressions of interest now sought from universities, research organisations, industry, consortiums and New South ...
Cathy Foley embarks on Quantum mission for Australia
WEBFeb 23, 2022 — Australia’s chief scientist doesn’t want quantum to go the way of solar power in Australia, with relatively little return from a locally developed, globally transformative technology now present in $50 billion worth of panels worldwide. That is why Dr Cathy Foley is spending much of 2022 speaking with stakeholders about how to best capitalise on Australia’s quantum head start for a ...
InnovationAus 2021 Awards: Energy and Renewables finalists
WEBOct 5, 2021 — Companies involved in grid technology, solar, electric vehicles and sustainable rocket launches have all been nominated as finalists in the Energy and Renewables category, sponsored by Agile Digital. The finalists in this category are: eleXsys Energy. NOJA Power. Vast Solar. 3ME Technology. Hypersonix Launch Systems.
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