Author: James Riley

Danger lurks in organisations’ hunger for data

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
Organisations across the board are slow to recognise that the data that is now fundamental to their operations has also opened them up to huge risks and vulnerabilities. As...

Food manufacturing’s growth moment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s food and agribusiness growth centre has welcomed commitments from both the government and Labor to provide additional support to Australia’s largest single manufacturing sector as it aims to...

Govt mulls ID points to use for social media

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government is considering requiring identification checks for the use of social media platforms as part of its broader big tech crackdown, a proposal which has been rejected...

Labor’s recharged EV policy a good ‘first step’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor has returned electric vehicles to the policy fray, unveiling a new strategy to drive uptake by cutting taxes and sending thousands of electric powered cars to the second-hand...

Uber commissions report that praises Uber

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
An Uber-commissioned report providing a glowing picture of the treatment of UberEats workers does not match with previous research and ignores many of the negative aspects associated with work...

Turnbull dumped from NSW Net Zero Board

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been dumped from a NSW government clean energy board a week after being named as its chair. The appointment sparked a backlash within...

Govt data sharing plan ‘violates expectations’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
New laws that “fundamentally change” the way the federal government handles the personal data of Australians will have “enormous consequences” for individual privacy, civil and digital rights groups have...

Space agency plays industry catch up in hiring

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian Space Agency is set to go on a recruiting drive in order to better meet the demands of the burgeoning local sector, amid concerns over its resourcing...

Defence added to manufacturing recovery plan

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative is now open to defence manufacturers in conjunction with a 10-year roadmap for the sector released last week. Defence is the penultimate sector to...