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InnovationAus.com InnovationAus.com provides news and commentary on public policy issues related to the ICT sector in Australia.

The local market has a well-earned reputation for producing sophisticated users of technology, but has had only mixed success of developing and commercialising products for world markets. Governments can play an important role in creating a business environment in which innovative ideas can flourish. Policy levers related to education, skills, access to capital, taxation, intellectual property pro

tection, technology procurement, and export industry support can all play a role in assisting small Australian companies to become large Australian companies. InnovationAus.com aims to provide the Australian industry with news and insights into the government policies that can help or hinder the development of the local technology sector. Armed with a better understanding of policy development, it is hoped the indigenous tech industry can then engage more successfully with governments and policy-makers.

Australian counter-drone device-maker DroneShield will invest at least $13 million in a new Sydney-based manufacturing a...
14/07/2025

Australian counter-drone device-maker DroneShield will invest at least $13 million in a new Sydney-based manufacturing and in-house assembly facility to meet surging demand for its sovereign defence technologies.

Australian counter-drone device-maker DroneShield will invest at least $13 million in a new Sydney-based manufacturing and in-house assembly facility to meet surging demand for its sovereign defence technologies. The new facility, to be located in the inner-city suburb Alexandria, will enable the co...

A consortium led by Optus will build a low-Earth orbit satellite in Australia, opening the door to future constellation ...
14/07/2025

A consortium led by Optus will build a low-Earth orbit satellite in Australia, opening the door to future constellation of sovereign satellites to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink.

A consortium led by Optus will get to work building a low-Earth orbit satellite in Australia, opening the door to future constellation of sovereign satellites to rival Elon Musk's Starlink. The first satellite, which will be built by space and defence research company Inovor Technologies at Lot Four...

Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Econo...
14/07/2025

Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

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Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris.Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Treasurer Jim Chalmers jointly announced the appointment this week, citing Mr Jones’ experience ...

The Australian Space Agency remains without an advisory board more than 12 months after it was emptied as part of a far-...
14/07/2025

The Australian Space Agency remains without an advisory board more than 12 months after it was emptied as part of a far-reaching review of the agency’s governance arrangements.

Australia’s Space Agency remains without an advisory board more than 12 months after it was emptied as part of a sweeping review of the agency’s governance arrangements. The board was deferred while the Department of Industry, Science and Resources undertook the review last year, with at least o...

The Albanese government has copped a ton of criticism for its slow-moving regulatory response to artificial intelligence...
14/07/2025

The Albanese government has copped a ton of criticism for its slow-moving regulatory response to artificial intelligence since OpenAI’s ChatGPT burst onto the scene, and for good reason.

The Albanese government has copped a bad rap for its slow-moving regulatory response to artificial intelligence over the past two years, and for good reason. While other countries were quick to respond with policy, whether good or bad, or investment (or both), Australia’s policy effects have so fa...

A French probe into Elon Musk’s social media platform X deepened on Friday, when the Paris prosecutor’s office said it h...
13/07/2025

A French probe into Elon Musk’s social media platform X deepened on Friday, when the Paris prosecutor’s office said it had enlisted police to investigate suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by the company or its executives.

A French probe into Elon Musk's social media platform X deepened on Friday, when the Paris prosecutor's office said it had enlisted police to investigate suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by the company or its executives. The move adds to the pressure on Musk, a former all...

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI released a new open-source AI model on Friday, joining a wave of sim...
13/07/2025

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI released a new open-source AI model on Friday, joining a wave of similar releases from local rivals, as it seeks to reclaim its position in the competitive domestic market.

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI released a new open-source AI model on Friday, joining a wave of similar releases from local rivals, as it seeks to reclaim its position in the competitive domestic market. The model, called Kimi K2, features enhanced coding capabilities and excels...

Australia’s flagship digital health accelerator program ANDHealth+ has secured $33 million in fresh funding from the fed...
13/07/2025

Australia’s flagship digital health accelerator program ANDHealth+ has secured $33 million in fresh funding from the federal government to expand its support for high-growth digital and connected health startups, in a move aimed at cementing the country’s position as a global innovation hub.

Australia’s flagship digital health accelerator program ANDHealth+ has secured $33 million in fresh funding from the federal government to expand its support for high-growth digital and connected health startups, in a move aimed at cementing the country’s position as a global innovation hub. The...

The European Commission on Thursday unveiled a draft code of practice aimed at helping firms comply with the European Un...
13/07/2025

The European Commission on Thursday unveiled a draft code of practice aimed at helping firms comply with the European Union’s artificial intelligence rules and focused on copyright-protected content safeguards and measures to mitigate systemic risks.

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The European Commission on Thursday unveiled a draft code of practice aimed at helping firms comply with the European Union's artificial intelligence rules and focused on copyright-protected content safeguards and measures to mitigate systemic risks. Signing up to the code, which was drawn up by 13....

Work has begun on a voluntary labelling scheme designed to help consumers better understand the cybersecurity risks asso...
11/07/2025

Work has begun on a voluntary labelling scheme designed to help consumers better understand the cybersecurity risks associated with smart devices and push manufacturers towards adopting more secure-by-design practices.

Work has begun on a voluntary labelling scheme designed to help consumers better understand the cybersecurity risks associated with smart devices and push manufacturers towards adopting more secure-by-design practices. IoT Alliance Australia, the peak industry body for the Internet of Things, will c...

The Albanese government is facing growing calls to reveal its regulatory response to artificial intelligence that has be...
11/07/2025

The Albanese government is facing growing calls to reveal its regulatory response to artificial intelligence that has been two years in the making, with the extended wait now risking Australia’s competitiveness as innovation-friendly countries move ahead.

The Albanese government is facing growing calls to reveal its regulatory response to artificial intelligence two years in the making, with the extended wait risking Australia's competitiveness as innovation-friendly countries move ahead. Tech giants, industry bodies and researchers have all expresse...

The Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome in Canberra was the venue for a detailed and surprisingly upbeat briefing...
11/07/2025

The Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome in Canberra was the venue for a detailed and surprisingly upbeat briefing on the Horizon Europe research funding program this week.

The Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome in Canberra was the venue for a detailed and surprisingly upbeat briefing on the Horizon Europe research funding program this week. It was ‘surprisingly upbeat’ because, despite Australia not being an active member of the long-running Horizon Euro...

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InnovationAus.com is an independent publishing company that connects and informs government, institutional research, investors, entrepreneurs and the mainstream business community to galvanise new thinking and activity around the transition of Australia’s economy.

We look at government innovation policy as it effects growth industries, from mining and agriculture to financial services, MedTech, cyber security and advanced manufacturing, focusing on the opportunities that map to Australia’s strategic priorities.

Through our publication, targeted industry forums, high-level roundtables and bespoke content and events, we provide information and insight on the application of new technology to continued national prosperity.