A controversial technology export law has passed the Australian Parliament after being amended to better exempt basic and applied public research, relieving universities who worried it could hit their global research collaborations, including in Europe.
The Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2024 passed on 27 March after months of lobbying from universities.
It’s designed to make it much easier for Australia to collaborate with the UK and US on defence technology, part of the AUKUS security partnership announced in 2021.
Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2024 – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au)