Author: Joseph Brookes

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Facebook whistleblower warns federal MPs

The whistleblower who testified to US congress earlier this month that Facebook is putting “profits before people” has urged Australian politicians to regulate the tech giant because it has...

R&D tax incentive is ‘counterintuitive to innovation’

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The government’s research and development tax incentive is “counterintuitive” to innovation because it fails to focus work into Australia’s areas of strength and provides support only after the work...

Scientists reject plan for mandatory IP agreements

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The government will be “tying the hands” of universities and businesses by forcing them to use standardised IP agreements, the peak body for scientists has warned in response to...

‘Don’t stop’ at 2050 net zero: Andrew Liveris

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Net zero emissions by 2050 is the minimum target Australia needs to improve its economy, according to Andrew Liveris, who has urged the federal government to commit to the...

Deloitte’s slice of sovereignty scheme clouded in mystery

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The agency administering Australia’s data sovereignty scheme won’t say when it became aware of a foreign company’s plan to acquire Canberra-based cloud provider Sliced Tech or whether the acquisition...