Author: James Riley

Privacy office is still ‘severely underfunded’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s regulator for privacy and freedom of information missed all but one of its performance goals in the last year, leading to concerns the agency is “severely underfunded” and...

ACT govt pushes back on biometric database

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The ACT has become the first jurisdiction to push back against the federal government’s national facial recognition database, refusing to hand over drivers’ licence data until legislation is passed....

4mation: 19 years of challenge

Posted on   |  by David McClure
Much has changed in the software development game since 4mation entered the scene at the turn of the century, with software companies faced with a range of diverse challenges....

‘No confidence’: ACS leadership cops a hiding

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Computer Society’s National Congress has voted overwhelmingly to support a ‘no confidence’ motion against its own management committee, the ultimate ruling body of the troubled professional association....

Australia and our fractured digital future

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
Australia’s digitally branded budget is being breathlessly marketed to drive Australia towards becoming a leading digital economy by 2030. Except that the plan is twenty years too late, and...

Defence Innovation Hub cranks $28m funding

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
The Defence Innovation Hub has announced its latest round of grants to industry worth $28 million, with grant funds going to nine new contracts and two existing projects. Two...

Sagie Davidovich on the future of AI and ethics

Posted on   |  by Stuart Kennedy
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond just predicting the future to shaping it to our will, although ethics are extremely important to this brave new world. That’s according to Sagie...

Hiring boost as CSIRO gets staff cap reprieve

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The CSIRO will bring on more than 200 new employees after the federal government granted it a staffing cap reprieve and funding boost, but concerns remain about its long-term...

End of uncertainty as RDTI reforms finally pass

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s “enhanced” reforms to the research and development tax incentive passed Parliament just days after being announced, ending two and a half years of uncertainty for those...