Author: James Riley

Regional trade boost for cyber, digital and data

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s new trade agreement with 14 Indo-Pacific countries comes with a focus on telecommunications, e-commerce, cybersecurity and the flow of data across borders. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)...

Ex-Virgin Galactic star to lead Space Agency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Virgin Galactic chief operating officer Enrico Palermo has been appointed as the new Australian Space Agency chief executive, taking over at a time when the local sector is “on...

Robodebt class action settled for $1.2 billion

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government will pay $112 million in compensation to 400,000 victims of its robodebt scheme as part of a $1.2 billion class action lawsuit settlement over its use of...

CSL to build $800m Melbourne vaccine facility

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
Biotechnology giant CSL will spend more than $800 million building a new vaccine manufacturing plant at the Melbourne Airport Business Park, with operations expected to start in 2026. The...

Govt struggle to build strong cyber practices

Posted on   |  by Tony Kirkby
If you follow cybersecurity, you will know the news is rarely good, and that the digital environment is getting more challenging. Attack volumes have risen significantly since the onset...

Online voting: do it open source or not at all

Posted on   |  by Liam Tung
With the 2020 US presidential election over and the result all but declared – and with the COVID-19 pandemic raging on across the world – online voting seems like...

The future of drones across Australian industry

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
There’s a huge potential for Australia’s drone industry because in many ways we are world leaders in drone regulation and usage, but one of the biggest challenges this nascent...

Tonsley cranks new manufacturing accelerator

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
The construction of Hunter class frigates in Adelaide in a new all-digital shipyard has sparked the creation of a first-of-its-kind advanced manufacturing accelerator located at the Tonsley Innovation District....

Foreign investment ‘call in’ powers questioned

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The ability for the government to ‘call in’ a foreign investment for review up to 10 years after the investment took place will foster uncertainty and act as a...