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Morrison Government backs small business to go digital
29 September 2020
As part of its $800 million JobMaker Digital Business Plan, the Morrison Government is encouraging and supporting more Australian small businesses to digitise, so they can compete, succeed and create job opportunities as we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis.
NAIF supporting north Qld as Cowboys construction continues
29 September 2020
Joint media release with Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt, Minister for Youth and Sport Richard Colbeck, Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald.
Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt has demonstrated ongoing Government support for projects in Townsville after inspecting construction work at the North Queensland Cowboys NRL club.
NAIF supporting north Qld as Cowboys construction continues
29 September 2020
Joint media release with Assistant Minister for Northern Australia Michelle Landry, Minister for Youth and Sport Richard Colbeck, Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald.
Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt has demonstrated ongoing Government support for projects in Townsville after inspecting construction work at the North Queensland Cowboys NRL club.
Australia affirms role in world's largest telescope
29 September 2020
Joint media release with the Western Australian Minister for Science, the Hon Dave Kelly MLA
Australia is another step closer to helping create the world’s largest radio telescope, which will allow further exploration of the universe while creating jobs in Western Australia and growing the economy.
Resources and energy exports remain strong despite COVID-19
28 September 2020
Australia’s resource and energy export earnings are forecast to remain strong over the next two years after hitting a record $290 billion in 2019–20, despite the pressures the COVID-19 pandemic placed on the sector.
Technology-led plan to lower emissions, lower costs and support jobs
22 September 2020
The Morrison Government is committed to investing in the next generation of energy technologies that will deliver lower emissions, lower costs and more jobs.
Biggest Emissions Reduction Fund auction since 2017
18 September 2020
The Government’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) has delivered the biggest auction result since December 2017.
Appointments to the CSIRO Board
18 September 2020
Previous Australian of the Year Professor Michelle Simmons will help steer Australia’s national science agency, with the quantum physicist among a series of appointments to the CSIRO board.
Government's vision for new energy technologies endorsed
18 September 2020
The Morrison Government’s $1.9 billion new energy technology investment package has been strongly endorsed by industry and peak bodies.
Investment in future technologies will strengthen power generation in Australia
17 September 2020
Australia will be well placed to make full use of our diverse resources under the $1.9 billion investment package in future energy technologies, including opportunities for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to reduce emissions and strengthen power generation in Australia, as well as investments in advanced coal technology.