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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.

Industry minister Tim Ayres says there are no immediate plans to rework copyright rules to allow tech giants like Google...
07/08/2025

Industry minister Tim Ayres says there are no immediate plans to rework copyright rules to allow tech giants like Google and OpenAI to mine text and data to train AI models in Australia.

Industry minister Tim Ayres says there are no plans to rework copyright rules to allow tech giants like Google and Atlassian to mine text and data to train AI models in Australia. Senator Ayres made the comments on Wednesday, just hours after the Productivity Commission revealed it was examining whe...

The government is under mounting pressure to halt its punitive welfare compliance system and the technology automating i...
07/08/2025

The government is under mounting pressure to halt its punitive welfare compliance system and the technology automating it after the Commonwealth Ombudsman confirmed unlawful support payment cancellations.

The government is under mounting pressure to halt its punitive welfare compliance system and the technology automating it after the Commonwealth Ombudsman confirmed unlawful support payment cancellations. Commonwealth Ombudsman Iain Anderson’s report published Wednesday found more than 1000 jobsee...

Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday announced a three-year, $1 billion commitment to provide artificial intelligence training...
07/08/2025

Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday announced a three-year, $1 billion commitment to provide artificial intelligence training and tools to U.S. higher education institutions and nonprofits.

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced a three-year, $1 billion commitment to provide artificial intelligence training and tools to U.S. higher education institutions and nonprofits .More than 100 universities have signed on to the initiative so far, including some of the nation's largest public u...

Adelaide-based solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar will receive $34.5 million in federal funding to expand its Mawson L...
07/08/2025

Adelaide-based solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar will receive $34.5 million in federal funding to expand its Mawson Lakes facility, boosting annual production from 20MW to 180MW under the government’s $1 billion Solar Sunshot program.

Australian solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar will receive $34.5 million in federal funding to expand its Mawson Lakes facility, boosting annual production from 20MW to 180MW under the government’s $1 billion Solar Sunshot program.The government anticipates the grant will create at least 50 new ...

The government’s fragmented artificial intelligence efforts like business adoption, regulation and productivity would be...
07/08/2025

The government’s fragmented artificial intelligence efforts like business adoption, regulation and productivity would be unified in a national AI strategy and overseen by Cabinet ministers under a proposal being put forward by technology policy experts.

The government’s fragmented artificial intelligence efforts like business adoption, regulation and productivity would be unified in a national AI strategy and overseen by Cabinet ministers under a proposal being put forward by technology policy experts. The proposed taskforce would report to the P...

Australia’s digital passenger card has landed at the country’s busiest international airport, with passengers on select ...
06/08/2025

Australia’s digital passenger card has landed at the country’s busiest international airport, with passengers on select flights arriving from across the ditch now eligible to trial the technology.

Australia's digital passenger card has landed at the country's busiest international airport, with passengers on select flights arriving from across the ditch now eligible to trial the technology. In the next phase of a trial that began in Brisbane almost a year ago, travellers on two Qantas flights...

AI will add $116 billion to the Australian economy over the next decade by making workers more productive, according to ...
06/08/2025

AI will add $116 billion to the Australian economy over the next decade by making workers more productive, according to the Productivity Commission, which has urged the government to resist new regulation to take full advantage.

AI will add $116 billion to the Australian economy over the next decade by making workers more productive, according to the Productivity Commission, which has urged the government to resist new regulation to take full advantage. The Commission’s new government ordered report dampens some of the te...

Australians would lose a planned right to have their data erased by companies and existing privacy laws would be loosene...
06/08/2025

Australians would lose a planned right to have their data erased by companies and existing privacy laws would be loosened in a bid to revive business productivity that the government will consider later this month.

Australians would lose a planned right to have their data erased by companies and existing privacy laws would be loosened in a bid to revive business productivity that the government will consider later this month. The proposal from the Productivity Commission would allow businesses to opt for a new...

Amazon has won a major contract with NBN Co to deliver high-speed internet services to parts of rural and regional Austr...
06/08/2025

Amazon has won a major contract with NBN Co to deliver high-speed internet services to parts of rural and regional Australia using its growing network of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.

Amazon has won a major contract with NBN Co to deliver high-speed internet services to parts of rural and regional Australia using its network of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. NBN Co revealed the deal with Amazon's Project Kuiper subsidiary on Tuesday, ending a months long process that had the J...

Australia’s internet watchdog has said the world’s biggest social media firms are still “turning a blind eye” to online ...
06/08/2025

Australia’s internet watchdog has said the world’s biggest social media firms are still “turning a blind eye” to online child s*x abuse material on their platforms, and said YouTube in particular had been unresponsive to its enquiries.

Australia’s internet watchdog has said the world’s biggest social media firms are still “turning a blind eye” to online child s*x abuse material on their platforms, and said YouTube in particular had been unresponsive to its enquiries. In a report released on Wednesday, the eSafety Commissio...

The federal government has committed $57.5 million to support the transformation of Nyrstar’s Port Pirie and Hobart smel...
06/08/2025

The federal government has committed $57.5 million to support the transformation of Nyrstar’s Port Pirie and Hobart smelters into critical minerals facilities as part of a $135 million joint investment with the South Australian and Tasmanian governments.

The federal government has committed $57.5 million to support the transformation of Nyrstar’s Port Pirie and Hobart smelters into critical minerals facilities as part of a $135 million joint investment with the South Australian and Tasmanian governments. The funding aims to preserve over 1,400 dir...

Australia’s consumer watchdog is negotiating with consulting giant EY on another contract to build the tech infrastructu...
05/08/2025

Australia’s consumer watchdog is negotiating with consulting giant EY on another contract to build the tech infrastructure behind the national digital ID system after the consultants failed to deliver under a $14 million contract.

Australia’s consumer watchdog is negotiating with consulting giant EY on another attempt at building the regtech behind the national digital ID system after the consultants failed to deliver under a $14 million contract. The original deal struck in March last year required EY to build the main reg...

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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.