On Monday 20 October 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Donald Trump signed the United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths, a significant bilateral framework on critical minerals and rare earths at the White House, in a much anticipated first time meeting between… Continue reading United States-Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
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Digital Platform Regulators Forum: Immersive Technologies Working Paper
30 September 2025 On Wednesday 24 September, the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-REG) published a working paper on immersive technologies. Immersive technologies are those which enable users to experience and interact in three dimensions with digital content and includes technologies such as virtual reality, mixed reality, augmented reality and haptics. The working paper acknowledges the… Continue reading Digital Platform Regulators Forum: Immersive Technologies Working Paper
South Australian Ministerial Reshuffle
22 September 2025 On Friday 19 September, South Australian Premier the Hon. Peter Malinauskas MP announced a ministerial reshuffle. This comes following an announcement on Thursday that Deputy Premier Susan Close and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan will retire from politics at the 2026 state election. The reshuffle is significant on several fronts. The cabinet appointment of… Continue reading South Australian Ministerial Reshuffle
WA Government State Development Bill
This week, The Hon Roger Cook MLA, Premier of Western Australia announced the introduction of the State Development Bill 2025, new legislation overhauling the state’s development framework, designed to streamline approvals for strategically significant precincts and projects, particularly for clean energy and defence opportunities. Framed through the lens of economic diversification, the legislation draws on… Continue reading WA Government State Development Bill
Albanese Government’s Productivity Agenda: Economic Reform Roundtable
12 August 2025 Following the Albanese Labor Government’s victory at the May 2025 federal election, Treasurer the Hon. Jim Chalmers MP addressed the National Press Club on 19 June outlining the government’s approach to economic reform and its three key priorities for their second term in government. In the face of continued global volatility, the… Continue reading Albanese Government’s Productivity Agenda: Economic Reform Roundtable