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NSW puts $64 million into two green hydrogen hubs amid $1.5 billion in incentives now on the table

Simon Thomsen - March 3, 2023 2 MIN READ

The NSW government is investing $64 million into the state’s the first two green hydrogen hub projects, in the Illawarra and Moree, as it also opens up applications for $1.5 billion in concessions for large-scale green hydrogen producers. The initial recipients are the BOC Illawarra Hydrogen Technology Hub and Sundown’s Keytah cotton farm near Moree.… Read more »

Politics

The NSW government wants to flood the state with EV chargers if it wins next month’s election

Simon Thomsen - February 14, 2023 2 MIN READ

NSW treasurer Matt Kean is hoping electric vehicle fans will vote Liberal at next month’s state election, pledging to install 30,000 chargers across NSW by 2026 if they win the election. More importantly, the Coalition government is pledging to reform a major pain point for urban EV users by reforming strata laws to make it… Read more »

Other tech

The NSW government is hoping tech will solve one of Sydney’s biggest nightmares – trying to decipher the parking rules

Simon Thomsen - October 31, 2022 < 1 MIN READ

Trying to figure out how to park legally on Sydney streets is a nightmare for many motorists, with multiple signs requiring MENSA membership to decipher. So the NSW government is going digital with parking signs in the hope it will clear up the confusion. The Smart Signage trial will begin in Sydney’s CBD next month… Read more »

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Labor to spend $3 million to establish National Centre of AI Excellence if elected

Gina Baldassarre - July 31, 2018 2 MIN READ

Labor will put $3 million towards the development of a National Centre of AI Excellence if elected, with Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy Ed Husic yesterday saying Australia “can’t stumble or scramble our way to success” on artificial intelligence.

Advice

OurSay is an analytical platform looking to facilitate transparency between government and communities

James Ward - February 20, 2017 3 MIN READ

OurSay is a Melbourne-based startup working to facilitate transparency and communication between organisations and civilians using an online platform.

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Australian tech leaders speak out against Trump’s immigration restrictions

Gina Baldassarre - January 30, 2017 4 MIN READ

Founders from TechSydney have called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to condemn President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions.

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Sydney opinion polling startup Metapoll aims to be the most accurate predictor of the federal election

Gina Baldassarre - February 25, 2016 4 MIN READ

Over the course of the 18 months I worked at Newspoll, the market research organisation behind The Australian newspaper’s fortnightly political opinion poll, I saw three different Prime Ministers in office, with those very opinion polls I was helping to conduct leading to the demise of two of them. But while opinion polls have developed an extraordinary power in Australian politics, their accuracy is questionable.