Brandon How

Canberra

Reporter at https://t.co/gNTBVp9coS @Innov_Aus in the federal Press Gallery. Email: [email protected]

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80,000 rich Aussies will be hit by Labor's super tax. The treasury secretary is one of them.

1 week ago | capitalbrief.com | Brandon How |Jennifer Duke

Steven Kennedy stayed silent on criticism of Labor’s plan to cut tax concessions on super balances above $3 million. But he revealed he will be personally affected. Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy has revealed he will be personally affected by the federal government’s contentious plan to reduce superannuation tax concessions for the wealthy.
Michele Bullock isn't worried about financial risks of super tax overhaul

2 weeks ago | capitalbrief.com | Jennifer Duke |Brandon How

Skip to contentBusiness groups are warning Labor’s new super tax could distort investment and hurt small businesses, but the RBA governor isn't too concerned about stability.
Gig Guide: Assistant Treasurer to leave parliament

Jan 31, 2025 | innovationaus.com | Brandon How

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones will not recontest the next federal election, leaving the frontbench amid the federal government’s renewed push to get social media giants to pay for news. Mr Jones has spent the last 15 years as the Member for Whitlam, having been elected back in 2010. He was eventually appointed Financial Services minister and Assistant Treasurer when the Albanese government came to power in 2022.
Senators back real-time pathology data sharing bill

Jan 30, 2025 | innovationaus.com | Brandon How

Government legislation that ensures medical imaging data is shared by default with the My Health Record system is set to float through the Senate, despite concerns of an uneven cost on providers. On Thursday, a Labor-chaired Senate inquiry into the bill recommended it pass when it reappears for parliamentary debate next Wednesday, with Greens and Coalition Senators expressing support in their additional comments.
ANU joins Rio Tinto’s $230m global R&D hub

Jan 29, 2025 | innovationaus.com | Brandon How

The Australian National University will play a role in Rio Tinto’s global $240 million Centre for Future Materials over the next decade, contributing to critical minerals processing, extraction and recycling innovation, and Indigenous knowledge. The Australian node of the global centre — which is being led by the UK’s Imperial College London — was launched on Thursday.
WA TAFE centre to build up future defence workforce

Jan 29, 2025 | innovationaus.com | Brandon How

A Defence TAFE Centre of Excellence will be set up in Western Australia with the help of the federal government to deliver industry training opportunities in support of AUKUS. The centre, announced alongside the state’s Defence and Defence Industry Strategy 2025 on Wednesday, will offer training across the five defence domains of land, air, maritime, space and cyber.
$6.4m to combat health sector cyber threat

Jan 28, 2025 | innovationaus.com | Brandon How

The federal government has awarded $6.4 million to an industry-funded cyber threat intelligence network to establish a information sharing and analysis centre for the healthcare sector. The Critical Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (CI-ISAC), a not-for-profit, will use the funding to bring on additional full-time staff and upgrade its technical information sharing platform.
WA govt names inaugural AI advisory board members

Jan 28, 2025 | innovationaus.com | Brandon How

The Western Australian government has appointed a seven-member board of experts to advise on artificial intelligence as the the public sector looks to ramp up its use. The AI Advisory Board, announced over the weekend, consist of leaders with technical, legal, academic, cyber security, community engagement and governance backgrounds that will each serve a two-year term.
Scientists, tech leaders recognised in Australia Day honours

Jan 25, 2025 | innovationaus.com | Brandon How

TechnologyOne founder Adrian Di Marco and former CSIRO chief scientist Professor Bronwyn Fox are among the scientists and innovators recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours. Mr Di Marco was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia, while Professor Fox was among just 20 others appointed Officers of the Order of Australia — the second highest non-military honour.
Gig Guide: eHealth NSW gets new CEO

Jan 24, 2025 | innovationaus.com | Brandon How

The new chief information officer of NSW Health Richard Taggart began his tenure this week, eight months since his predecessor vacated the role. Mr Taggart also takes the reins of eHealth NSW, the agency’s digital centre of excellence responsible for technology in Australia’s largest health system. Formerly the national director of digital health at Calvary Health Care, Mr Taggart brings more than 20 years of ICT experience, with a majority of that time spent in the healthcare sector.