federal budget
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Federal Budget 2024: 14 Interesting Tech Investments You Might Have Missed
Sometimes the federal budget can be boring, but we’ve found some nuggets from the 2024 Federal Budget, we think you’ll like.
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Craig Kelly Wasted A Bunch Of Real Money Printing Fake Money For His Budget Stunt
Former Liberal MP and vocal COVID skeptic Craig Kelly has wheeled a pallet of fake money into Parliament House ahead of tonight’s Federal Budget and that’s not even the embarrassing part. The publicity stunt was an attempt at illustrating Kelly’s objection to the trillion-dollar debt that Australia is heading towards. Kelly alleged that one pallet,…
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$131 Million For Metadata Retention In Today’s 2015 Budget
The government will provide telecommunications companies with A$131 million in the budget to help with the costs of retaining metadata, as part of further measures to strengthen intelligence capabilities and counter extremist messaging.
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CSIRO Staff Protest Over Federal Budget Job Cuts
The 2014 Federal Budget was harsh on plenty of Australians, but science took an especially rough beating. Beyond new funding for medical research, Aussie scientists have had $150 million cut from their bottom lines, and $115 million is being stripped from CSIRO. Workers from the country’s peak science research organisation are protesting the cuts, holding…