Author: James Riley

In 2019, we’re a banana republic

Posted on   |  by James Riley
In 1986, then Treasurer Paul Keating said that Australia risked becoming a third-rate economy – a ‘banana republic’ – if it allowed the sophisticated industrial side of the country...

CSIRO staff seek Fair Work relief

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The implementation of the government’s staffing cap at Australia’s national science agency will be tested as part of a Fair Work Commission challenge lodged by the CSIRO staff association....

Health data share plan is too broad

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s proposed Medicare data-matching scheme is too broad and would bring with it a range of privacy risks, according to the NSW Council for Civil Liberties. The...

Three factor is key to digital ID

Posted on   |  by Michael Steinmann
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently confirmed the first version of a framework for a new federated identity credential known as ‘TrustID’ has been completed. It will be...

WTO must step up on digital: Treasurer

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The World Trade Organisation must player a stronger role on issues of e-commerce and the digital economy, with Australia facing “significant challenges” as part of the transformation of the...

SheStarts founder program at risk

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s tech accelerator focused entirely on women entrepreneurs SheStarts will almost certainly be wound-up once its third cohort complete their pitches to program’s Showcase event on schedule on November...

Govt AI ethics ignore our laws

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government should focus on enforcing existing laws and strengthening regulations to govern the use of artificial intelligence, rather than its “fluffy” ethics framework, according to Deakin University senior...

Digital ID gets a poor focus reception

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Two-thirds of Australlians won’t use the federal government’s digital identity unless there is a significant public awareness campaign, and more needs to be done to improve security and privacy,...

Visa tender has cost $80m ‘so far’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government had “utterly failed” to justify its decision to outsource the visa tech processing system, a project which has cost $80 million even before a winning bidder...