News has emerged that former Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has been dropped from the new federal government’s cabinet. Ed Husic served as Minister for Industry and Science for all of the Albanese government’s first term (since June 2022) and also served as Shadow Minister prior to the 2022 election. Ed Husic has always been well respected by the technology sector and industry in general and has been a strong advocate of it. He has been instrumental in recognising […]
Business R&D and Innovation Policy settings were not focal point of the recent federal election, which was fought primarily on cost of living. The unsuccessful Opposition Coalition had announced in the lead up to the election that their policies included: Savings by: Scrapping the Future Made in Australia (FMiA) agenda, including tax credits for green hydrogen and critical minerals processing; Winding back the National Reconstruction Fund; Unwinding the expansion of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency that supports pre-commercial innovation in […]