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The Hon Karen Andrews MP
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
The Hon Karen Andrews MP was sworn in as Minister for Industry, Science and Technology on 28 August 2018.
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GM Holden must act in good faith
19 June 2020
Joint statement with Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business.
The Morrison Government will continue to apply pressure to General Motors, amid their ongoing negotiations with dealers affected by their decision to retire the Holden brand in Australia.
$11m space grants to boost businesses and local jobs
17 June 2020
The Morrison Government is backing a series of projects designed to grow Australia’s space sector and create local jobs, including improving GPS technology and the design of innovative spacesuits that will make spacewalking easier.
Australia joins global partnership on artifical intelligence
16 June 2020
Australia has become a founding member of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), the world’s first multilateral forum dedicated to AI.
Growing Australia's PPE capability
15 June 2020
The Morrison Government is strengthening Australia’s sovereign capability to produce essential medical supplies, with support for innovative companies to manufacture the materials needed to make Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).