Author: Joseph Brookes

WA made satellite ready for blast off

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A small satellite made from scratch in Western Australia will be aboard a SpaceX rocket that launches from the US on Saturday, representing the state’s first space mission in...

Govt to give ‘clarity’ on data sovereignty in two years

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Home Affairs is leading the development of a data security “Action Plan” to provide more clarity to governments and industry on the Commonwealth’s approach to data sovereignty and security,...

Govt issues first commercial rocket flight permit

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South Australian space company Southern Launch will send a Taiwanese rocket into sub-orbit after receiving the first local permit for commercial rocket activities from the federal government. Taiwanese private...

Govt funds 5G tech trials with $20m

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The federal government has folded two rounds of a $20 million 5G innovation program into one, announcing all 19 grant recipients on Sunday after what it said was high...

Certified Strategic data centres double

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Three more vendors have received the highest certification required to hold sensitive government data, joining the three which have been certified since the scheme came in to force in...

New thinking needed for tech commercialisation

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Research commercialisation outcomes can be improved by better leveraging publicly-funded research infrastructure to assist early-stage deep tech companies in Australia, rather than putting the squeeze on more fundamental research...

Google, Apple face further ACCC regulation

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Competition tsar Rod Sims says the regulator is considering strengthening its “toolkit” to go after tech giants, flagging new regulatory frameworks and merger law to keep up with the...