“You can always spot the pioneers by the arrows in their backs,” is an adage often uttered when all the best laid plans around a new, new thing don’t...
The Opposition has called on the Prime Minister to sack assistant minister for manufacturing Senator Tim Ayres over the appointment of his former colleague to two government board positions...
The appointment of former Macquarie Bank executive Ivan Power as chief executive of the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) was a low-key affair. Relative to the months-long anticipation of who...
As soon as the Prime Minister was caught on the back-foot during an interview on Radio National about the slow progress in getting the National Reconstruction Fund ready to...
This time next year, will we define 2024 as a year of renewal or reckoning for Australian industry and innovation policy, action, and output? The federal government, entering the...
Energy price uncertainty and skills shortages top the list of concerns for Australian industry, according to deputy Opposition leader and shadow Industry minister Sussan Ley. She says local industry had...
The Albanese government’s flagship industry support program has received hundreds of approaches for investment despite lacking a formal application process, months after it was declared “open for business”. The...
Australia’s defence industry strategy should be more closely aligned to broader industrial development policy in order to build national capability in areas of strategic importance that can quickly scale...
The Albanese government has shown a clear commitment to uplift Australia’s technology capability, but does it have a minister willing and able to lead a coordinated national effort? Siloed...
Foreign companies will be eligible for investments, loans and guarantees through the National Reconstruction Fund, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has confirmed, following last week’s launch of the...
