Tag: industry

PC raises alarm on govt’s comparative advantage bets

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The Productivity Commission is challenging a foundation of the Albanese Government’s Future Made in Australia agenda, arguing Treasury is inappropriately using an oft-cited economic theory as grounds for interventionist...

Industry veteran Luke Coleman is new CommsAlliance CEO

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Telecommunications industry veteran Luke Coleman has been appointed as chief executive officer at the Communications Alliance, the industry association for the telco sector. He takes over the role from...

Qld charts Australia’s battery supply chain

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More than half the companies in Australia’s battery supply chain are either equipment suppliers or offer integration services and maintenance, according to a new database launched by the Queensland...

NSW govt is falling behind on procurement, manufacturers warn

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New South Wales Government procurement reform is needed to target more local manufacturers or risk losing them to other jurisdictions with more favourable policies, a state inquiry heard Wednesday....

WiseTech, PEXA executives join Tech Council board

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The Tech Council of Australia has bolstered its board membership with the addition of two new members who hold executive positions at some of the most powerful local tech...

Defence grants awarded ahead of new guidelines

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The Defence department has announced a final cohort of industry grants ahead of applications opening under new guidelines for the streamlined Defence Industry Development Grant program. The $2.9 million...

LaunchVic lands $40m boost in state Budget

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The Victorian government has set aside $40 million for its startup agency LaunchVic as part of a 10 per cent increase in overall Budget funding for Industry, Small Business...