Election 2022: PM promises forestry industry hub in Launceston Economy & Industry Asserting the Coalition ‘gets regional Australia’, Scott Morrison says a future for the forestry industry will be secured.
Space Agency instructed to send Australian astronaut into space Friday February 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Defence The Australian Space Agency will get another funding allocation exceeding $32 million to deliver spaceflights and services, including sending an astronaut into space.
Promoted Legal issues and opportunities to watch for in 2022: what have we learned? Wednesday February 9, 2022 By Synergy Group Sponsored Legal Issues and Opportunities to watch for in 2022 In 2020 we were hit by a global pandemic we did not see coming. Unprepared for…
Premium Interviews Bang for your buck: the value of social procurement in government spend Wednesday October 13, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Social procurement policies in reactive settings — like the COVID pandemic — must be approached differently to ones for planned policy environments. …
Premium Columnists What will government do about slavery in Australia’s supply chain? Friday October 1, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Economy & Industry If Rex Patrick’s bill becomes law, all companies would have to show that any imported goods along their supply chain are free of slave labour.
Transforming Defence and defence industry Tuesday September 21, 2021 By David Schmidtchen and Michael Mahy 2021 Mandarin Defence Special Report How effective is the relationship between Defence and defence industry in ensuring Defence and the national industry support base can mobilise to meet potential threats?…
Protectionist trade policies won’t benefit Australia, ABARES says Monday April 19, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The disruption of COVID-19 has highlighted some the risks of global trade, the new research report noted. However, protections such as trade barriers and subsidies…
Here’s how a smart field-to-fork network could revolutionise our food system Thursday November 19, 2020 By Lindsay Suddon Economy & Industry Data needs to move up and down the supply chain; the requirements of those downstream need to be met with geo-specific compliance advice from chemicals…
Intelligence agencies join border crime taskforce Monday October 26, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A joint agency taskforce led by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Border Force will be expanded to further “crack down” on organised crime…
New ICAC due diligence guide aims to improve public sector procurement Wednesday June 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption on Wednesday released new guidance to help state public sector agencies conduct due diligence checks on potential suppliers.
Medicines from the sky: how drones can save lives Thursday April 23, 2020 By Craig Kennedy Communications & Technology The feasibility of using drones to deliver vaccines and temperature-dependent medicines to remote locations has been proven — a practical advance that has major implications…
The need for a globally-connected supply chain system is clearer than ever Sunday April 19, 2020 By Niall Murphy Economy & Industry Building an adaptive supply chain system requires all the stakeholders across the supply system to recognise we are all part of the same ecosystem and…
Are there slaves in your supply chain? Wednesday April 18, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features Updated (July 2018): the Australian government has chosen to include government procurement in the mandatory reporting rules designed to expose forced labour in supply chains.
