The Australian government has cancelled the $1.4 billion National Space Mission for Earth Observation (NSMEO) which was announced by the former Minister for Science and Technology in March 2022. The cancellation has been blamed on the need to achieve budget…
The Australian Government has updated the List of Critical Technologies that will help secure Australia’s future. This updated list complements the Government’s first National Quantum Strategy which was also released in May. The updated list focuses on key enabling technology…
The Australian Government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) will be established in law after the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill was approved by the country’s Senate. The NRF was first announced in the Interim Budget on 25 October 2022.…
If elected, an Australian Labor Government will invest $1 billion in advanced manufacturing, as part of its election commitment to create secure well-paid jobs and build a future made in Australia. The Advanced Manufacturing Fund will be part of Labor’s…
If elected, a Labor Government will expand Australia’s critical technology capability, in areas like Artificial Intelligence, robotics, software development and quantum computing, says Labor leader Anthony Albanese in a statement on 13 May. It will set up a Critical Technologies…