Author: Joseph Brookes

Online retailers ‘race to the bottom’ on privacy

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Online retailers offer no genuine competition on privacy to Australian consumers, allowing them to conduct “pervasive” and “unnecessary” data collection, a leading privacy expert has told the competition and...

Cathy Foley, uni VCs warn on translation risks

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Australia’s chief scientist and university vice-chancellors have urged caution in the latest COVID-19-driven push by governments to commercialise research, warning it must not come at the expense of fundamental...

‘Solid footing’: Labor promises Higher Ed accord

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A Labor government would establish a universities accord as part of a new commitment to apply the bipartisan approach enjoyed by defence and national security to the higher education...

Korea eyes Aussie critical minerals for new economy

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Australia has a multi-billion-dollar export opportunity to move up the supply chain of the critical minerals it exports by refining the materials used in computer components, renewable technologies and...

The Gig Guide: Stevens keeps consumer data role

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Andrew Stevens will continue to lead the development of Australia’s massive data portability scheme after being reappointed by the federal government as the Data Standards Chair until 2023. The...

Trade expert backs Aust science and research

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Australia’s policy makers should make a strategic investment in leading edge science to grow future industries, according to a global trade expert, who warns it is difficult to compete...

Australian Research Council is ‘hunting spies’

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Ministerial vetoes of research grants and a “dossier” of applicants’ potential foreign influence are putting Australian academics’ reputations at risk and threatening the integrity of the national research funding...

Uni VC’s commercialisation warning

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Western Sydney vice-chancellor and president Barney Glover has welcomed the renewed push by the states and the Commonwealth to commercialise research through more industry involvement, but warned a short-term...

Census 2021 breaks ground on accessibility

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The 2021 Census has been hailed as a giant leap for digital accessibility in Australia, following years of design work and testing by experts and advocates, who say the...