Tag: Equity

Queensland reveals detail of equity stake in PsiQuantum

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Queensland government’s $465 million investment in PsiQuantum includes a US$125 million (A$188 million) convertible note, offering the state a potentially valuable share in the US firm vying to...

Scrapping key STEM equity program could be good news

Posted on   |  by Maria Vieira
Last week, Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic announced with little fanfare that the position of Australia’s Women in STEM Ambassador would be discontinued, effective three days later. The...

Women in STEM ambassador program phased out

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government’s ambassador for gender equity in STEM is being wound up, with existing functions to be slotted into other programs. The Pathway to Diversity in STEM review,...

Gender pay gap remains high in STEM jobs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Women working in STEM fields face gender pay gaps worth tens of thousands of dollars a year, some of the highest across the economy, according to newly released data...

Foreign companies with Aust operations will be eligible for NRF

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
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...

WA minister decries board and VC boys club

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Western Australia’s Minister for Women’s Interests Sue Ellery has stressed the need for cultural change to support more women in STEM, startups, and venture capital, as she shared stories...

NRF gets its investment mandate, now open for business

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The federal government has declared the National Reconstruction Fund open for business, officially delivering the NRF Corporation its investment mandate – the investment framework that will guide decisions and...

ARC centre achieves gender parity ‘without quotas’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
An Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence has achieved gender parity among its researchers and students in half a decade, without the need for quotas. Its leaders say its...