Grand designs:The high-risk plan to make Australian industry great again

Grand designs:The high-risk plan to make Australian industry great again

Manufacturing is making a comeback as the federal government reshapes and revitalises its role in the economy. But at what cost?

  • byAnne Hyland

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Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia
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Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia

The new plan clears the way for public investment in high-value therapies,naming cancer and heart disease as key areas that deserve government funds.

  • byDavid Crowe
Husic accuses Israeli government of ‘systematic failure’ over aid worker deaths

Husic accuses Israeli government of ‘systematic failure’ over aid worker deaths

The Albanese government’s most senior minister of Muslim faith has delivered a stinging rebuke over the tragic incident.

  • byJames Massola
Confrontations over Gaza make politicians feel unsafe,says minister

Confrontations over Gaza make politicians feel unsafe,says minister

Anne Aly said the confrontation with pro-Palestinian activists in a park last weekend was not the first,but was the most intense clash she had experienced.

  • byOlivia Ireland
The off-the-shelf solution to the housing crisis needs to rip off red tape

The off-the-shelf solution to the housing crisis needs to rip off red tape

Less than 5 per cent of homes built in Australia are prefabricated. The federal government wants that to change.

  • byRachel Clun
Penny Wong ties knot with long-time partner Sophie Allouache

Penny Wong ties knot with long-time partner Sophie Allouache

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s winery wedding in the Adelaide Hills is the first of four ministerial weddings this year.

  • byJames Massola andOlivia Ireland
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The ‘deputy PMs’:Claims Albanese’s powerful inner circle is shutting out ministers

The ‘deputy PMs’:Claims Albanese’s powerful inner circle is shutting out ministers

A government minister has complained to Anthony Albanese about the influence of senior public servants,while the power of Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher has continued to grow.

  • byJames Massola andShane Wright
People should not feel ‘like their jobs are on the line’ for expressing views:Husic

People should not feel ‘like their jobs are on the line’ for expressing views:Husic

Minister for Industry Ed Husic would not directly comment on Antoinette Lattouf’s dismissal from the ABC but said there was always room for opinion.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Husic shuns EU path for AI,unveils government’s vision

Husic shuns EU path for AI,unveils government’s vision

Members of Australia’s technology sector have given a measured tick of approval to federal government’s move to regulate high-risk AI use cases.

  • byDavid Swan
New laws to curb danger of high-risk artificial intelligence
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New laws to curb danger of high-risk artificial intelligence

Legislative controls on the use of AI will form part of the federal government’s first major response to regulating the rapidly advancing technology.

  • byLisa Visentin
Small businesses don’t understand artificial intelligence,says Husic
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Small businesses don’t understand artificial intelligence,says Husic

The government will spend $17 million to help small businesses upskill in AI,with Australia near the bottom of the table for adoption globally.

  • byDavid Swan