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Experts warn on ‘minefield’ age assurance trial

Digital rights, tech and criminology experts have cast doubt on the federal government’s plan to trial age assurance technology to stop kids accessing online pornography, with...

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Porn and technology are intertwined: So are the regulations

In the press conference following National Cabinet on family and domestic violence last week, the Prime Minister and Minister for Communications announced three measures aimed at...

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Vic health startups accelerated as state sector grows

Artificial intelligence and virtual reality startups are among the new cohort of a Victorian government-backed digital health accelerator, as the sector becomes a bigger part of the...

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Australia sanctions second Russian cybercriminal

The Albanese government has deployed its autonomous cyber sanction powers for the second time, joining the United States and United Kingdom in imposing restrictions on another alleged...

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‘Try before you buy’: Defence stands up tech incubator

The Defence department has established an incubator function within its digital division to trial technology amid a wider procurement shakeup aimed at making it easier for SMEs to bid...

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Defence Secret cloud race narrows as Accenture deal hits $50m

Accenture has landed another a $14.7 million contract for work on Defence’s enterprise cloud services capability, while the department continues talks with shortlisted hyperscalers...

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LaunchVic lands $40m boost in state Budget

The Victorian government has set aside $40 million for its startup agency LaunchVic as part of a 10 per cent increase in overall Budget funding for Industry, Small Business and Medical...

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Sydney Uni to tackle quantum errors with $10m US grant

University of Sydney quantum physicists will work with IBM to suppress errors in qubits in a new four-year research project backed with a $10 million grant from the US intelligence...