InnovationAus

InnovationAus is a standalone publication dedicated to covering how government policies influence technology-driven innovation in Australia's key industries. It addresses sectors such as mining, agriculture, financial services, MedTech, cyber security, and advanced manufacturing. The reporting highlights opportunities that align with Australia’s strategic goals and serves as a bridge between government entities, institutional researchers, investors, entrepreneurs, and the broader business community.

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Defence inks first contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | Justin Hendry

SpaceX, the rocket maker founded by tech billionaire Elon Musk, has struck its first direct contract with the Australian government to supply its popular Starlink satellite internet service to Defence. Defence joined the growing number of customers in regional and rural Australia to turn to Starlink for its fast internet speeds when it signed a 15-month deal with the Californian-based company last month.
Husic says AI regulation a priority for re-elected govt

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | Justin Hendry

Industry minister Ed Husic says the federal government is committed to finalising its risk-based model for regulating AI despite pull-back in the United States and the European Union. In his first comments on AI since the start of the election campaign, Mr Husic said the government’s proposed mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings would be “prioritised” if Labor is re-elected for a second term.
Trump’s trade war puts America’s AI ambitions at risk

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | Justin Hendry |Albert Y. Zomaya

The global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump earlier this month shows no signs of ending anytime soon. In recent days, China suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals that are vital ingredients in everything from electric cars and drones to the semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence servers. Around the same time, Mr Trump also indicated he would soon impose new tariffs on semiconductor chips.
Are TAFEs our R&D sleeping giant?

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | Joseph Brookes

TAFE institutes are demanding a bigger role in the national R&D system, proposing a Canadian-style approach of direct applied research funding to leverage their industry connections and nation-wide network. An outside expert has backed the push, after finding the sector and the “techies and tradies” it produces have become a central but unheralded Australia’s innovation system.
NSW Police turn off facial recognition in suspect ID system

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | Justin Hendry

Facial recognition technology used within a system for identifying potential suspects for more than a decade has been deactivated by NSW Police amid concerns over its accuracy. The country’s largest police force moved to switch off the legacy PhotoTrac facial recognition capability within the Suspect Identification System, a platform used to create photographic lineups, in February.
Zuck testifies, disputes US antitrust case about Insta, WhatsApp

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | James Riley |Jody Godoy |Katie Paul

Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has taken the stand at a high-stakes trial in Washington over US antitrust enforcers’ claims that the company spent billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp to fend off Facebook competitors.
South Korea unveils US$23b support package for semiconductors

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | James Riley |Yim Hyun-su |Jihoon Lee

The South Korea government has increased its support package for the country’s semiconductor industry to ₩33 trillion (US$23.25 billion), up about 25 per cent from a ₩26 trillion package unveiled last year. The measures come in response to calls on the government to expand support at a time of growing policy uncertainty under the current US administration and rising competition from Chinese rivals, the government said in a statement.
Pocock promises innovation agenda in second stint

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | Joseph Brookes

Independent senator David Pocock would throw his weight behind lifting R&D investment, startup support and responsible innovation in a second term, saying politicians need to do more to back local talent. Senator Pocock, whose debut term earned praise from a local tech sector, on Tuesday launched a new campaign policy platform that includes commitments on procurement, R&D investment and tech regulation.
US lawmakers urge White House to ditch Biden's AI chip rule

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | Justin Hendry |Karen Freifeld

Seven Republican US senators have sent a letter to US Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, urging him to scrap a Biden administration rule restricting global access to AI chips before it kicks in next month. The letter, signed by senators Pete Ricketts, Tommy Tuberville and Thom Tillis, argues that the AI diffusion rule will damage US leadership in artificial intelligence and calls for “immediate action” to halt it before it takes effect on May 15. It was sent on Friday and made public on Monday.
Q-CTRL claims 'quantum advantage' with GPS-free navigation

1 week ago | innovationaus.com | Justin Hendry

Quantum technology startup Q-CTRL says it has achieved commercial quantum advantage with a new quantum magnetic navigation system that outperformed the best of conventional GPS back up systems in real-world trials. The Sydney-based Q-CTRL claimed the world-first on Monday, releasing new research that shows the system as reducing positioning uncertainty by up to 50x during flight trials, when compared to velocity-aided inertial navigation systems (INS).