Author: Joseph Brookes

Australia’s ‘prototype’ for regional transformation

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Newcastle’s mission to diversify its economy and capitalise on a rapidly shifting export market through innovation is a “prototype” for the rest of Australia, according to Newcastle Port chair...

Uber breached 1.2m Australians’ privacy

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Uber breached 1.2 million Australian customers’ privacy when it failed to protect their data from a cyber attack in 2016, the Privacy Commissioner has determined after a three and...

Tech Central to add space research network

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A new Space Research Network linking industry, academic research and government will be established at Sydney’s Tech Central precinct with $1.4 million in state government funding. The University of...

Foreign funds are being discouraged: AIC

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The lack of common investment vehicles first promised by the Coalition five years ago is acting as a handbrake on foreign capital entering Australia, according to the peak investment...

Police should be locked out of digital ID scheme

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Former Australian Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton has recommended law enforcement agencies be explicitly prevented from accessing data from the government’s digital identity program, which is being prepared for an...

Cyber attribution a ‘blunt’ warning to Beijing

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Australia has formally attributed the Microsoft Exchange software cyber-attack to China, joining Five Eyes allies and others in condemning what they say is a state sponsored attack which affected...

Govt dishes out $7m in commercialisation grants

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The federal government has handed 15 Australian manufacturers a total of $7.1 million to help their commercialised products, with New South Wales projects accounting for nearly half the initiatives...

Govt mulls human rights commission downgrade

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The federal government may not appoint a new Human Rights Commissioner to replace outgoing Ed Santow when his five-year term ends this month, according to sources familiar with the...