The impact of Australia’s data centre boom and the regulation of the artificial intelligence companies driving it will be examined by a parliamentary inquiry established on Wednesday. The six month ...

A new inquiry targeting regulations potentially blunting the growth of startups has been launched off the back of Tuesday's ...

Abrupt cuts to commercialisation and emerging industry funding in Tuesday’s budget are “stalling” the national R&D system amid generational reforms and leaving a gap in the pipeline of innovative ...

Health minister Mark Butler on Wednesday hinted a new strategy for health and medical research could be released within days ...

Anthony Albanese says the federal government has been "lobbying hard" to send qualified astronaut and Australian of the Year Katherine Bennell-Pegg to space on one of the last International Space ...

The Albanese government will slash its own solar panel, battery and hydrogen production programs by $1.3 billion over the ...

Australia’s space industry regulator will still face a funding cliff in 2028 despite a $22 million top up in Tuesday’s ...

Startup founders and their venture capital partners will be relieved that the Treasurer has opened the door to carve-outs from his controversial capital gains tax discount changes. But Jim Chalmers’ ...

A new innovation council will lead the reset of Australia’s research and development system, after a landmark review warned ...

Technology industry groups are urging the Albanese government to use Tuesday night’s budget to strengthen Australia's ...

This time last year, Treasurer Jim Chalmers spoke about five ‘seismic changes’ reshaping the world in his Federal Budget ...

Science and research groups have hit out at the federal government’s shock decision to scrap Australia’s Economic Accelerator, saying the abrupt end to the program will hurt commercialisation efforts.