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Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... and enable low-risk investment while providing stronger, more flexible tools to manage national interest and national security risks," Treasury said. "They reflect strong investor and other stakeholder support for reforms that reduce duplicative obligations ...

Future Fund looks beyond AI winners to hedge risk

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... crowded, and regulatory settings are changing and uneven. Governments will regulate AI through the lenses of national security, competition and domestic politics, making precise predictions even harder." To tackle this, Future Fund is focused on building ...

AFCA names inaugural chief scams officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... held senior executive roles across government and industry in cyber and identity security, law enforcement, and national security. Lacey will lead the expansion of AFCA's jurisdiction to consider the role of banks, telcos and digital platforms in scam ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... building sovereign space capability that underpins our everyday life - from Earth observation and communications to national security - Gilmour's efforts will secure Australia's access to essential space services, strengthen the country's ...

Treasury seeks feedback on foreign investment reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... strong and flexible powers to manage high-risk investment to ensure that Australia's national interest and national security are protected. Treasury has asked stakeholders to provide feedback on an automatic approval pathway so that certain low-risk ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... 2024-25 and $7.8 million per year ongoing for the Australian Embassy in Kyiv. "Australia's economic and national security are increasingly intertwined as we grapple with global risks and the evolving security environment," Treasurer Jim Chalmers ...

Trade war intensifies: China, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... of US agricultural and food products while imposing export and investment restrictions on 25 US firms, citing national security concerns. A statement from the White House said while Trump gave both Canada and Mexico ample opportunity to curb dangerous ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... competing tech standards, reduced innovation, and slower global economic growth. Supporters say it will benefit national security, diversify supply chains, boost domestic manufacturing, and strengthen alliances with like-minded countries. Three-quarters ...

Global X launches defence technology ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Billy Leung said DTEC's launch comes at a critical juncture, as geopolitical uncertainty has heightened national security concerns and sparked global defence spending. "As the global landscape evolves, modern defence planning has shifted towards ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... steepest annual rise since 2009. VanEck said the increase in military expenditure reflected a growing focus on national security as international peacekeeping has deteriorated. Australia has also committed to increasing its defence spending. Budget papers ...
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