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Australian small businesses struggle in government procurement while $75 billion is spent. Key recommendations for improvement offered.

Leading economists are mixed on Treasurer Jim Chalmers' third budget, with key concerns around inflation and productivity.

Now is not the time to continue to support the fossil fuel industry with public money, Nick King writes in this week's Eco News column.

Australia's federal budget includes massive funding to boost critical minerals like lithium and copper. However, the social impacts on disadvantaged communities are often overlooked. A new study highlights that these communities, though rich in minerals, face pressures from increased mining activities. The government must address these social and economic implications to ensure equitable benefits.

The Australian mining industry was promised billions of dollars in last weeks federal budget to boost critical minerals such as lithium, copper and

Australia has a new National Battery Strategy , unveiled this week as a key part of the

Australia launches first National Battery Strategy-

The debate over Australia's energy future hots up, as the life of the country's biggest coal-fired power plant is extended... Australia's policy on recognising Palestine remains unchanged in the face of international moves on the matter... and, in rugby league, Isaiah Papali'i signs with the Penrith Panthers

The rise of anti-science movements pose the greatest economic threats since the industrial revolution, writes a former deputy RBA governor.

The Australian government has opened a $36 million grant program aimed at the quantum sector, focusing on early-stage projects.