Author: Joseph Brookes

Ombudsman investigates jobseeker system after tech stresses

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The Commonwealth Ombudsman is investigating the cancellation of income support payments after advocates warned technology glitches and slowdowns had exposed a broken system and that some cancellations were unlawful....

Outsourcing crackdown saves NSW $450m

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A squeeze on external consultants and individual contractors by the Minns government has saved the state nearly half a billion dollars, NSW Finance minister Courtney Houssos announced over the...

DeepSeek unearths Australia’s AI opportunity

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The arrival of a Chinese challenger shows Australia isn’t out of the AI arms race and could even carve out a dominant position in powering the technology, according to...

Nations unite for AI safety ‘handbook’

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The most comprehensive scientific understanding of artificial intelligence systems and their risks was published overnight, offering a “global handbook” to policymakers at an AI inflection point. The landmark document...

Govt procurement gets electric bus maker moving

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Electric buses will be manufactured on the NSW South Coast at a new facility announced by Australian-owned bus maker Foton Mobility Distribution on Thursday. It follows a state government...