Joseph Brookes, Author at InnovationAus.com

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Defence ICT to suck up $15bn over the decade

Defence plans to spend up to $1.5 billion a year for the next decade on enterprise technology like air-gapped cloud, advanced data platforms for AI and machine learning, and...

NRF ‘will meet’ target returns despite cheap financing orders

20 April 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

Industry minister Tim Ayres on Monday rejected concerns the government’s flagship $15 billion manufacturing fund is being distorted and said it will still meet investment targets despite more than...

Australia must reset its relationship with science: Deputy PM

17 April 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s “cultural relationship with science” needs to change, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said this week, igniting new optimism that the upcoming budget will lay new foundational footings for...

Defence doubles down on tech as AI ‘disruption’ looms

16 April 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

Defence has formally identified artificial intelligence as a rising strategic factor and innovation priority in its new strategy and 10-year spending plan, while pledging an extra half-billion dollars to...

‘Risk-based’ digital duty of care to be backed by massive fines

16 April 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

The Albanese government has rejected calls to make platform giants obtain licences and maintain a local presence for potential enforcement action, but will move on dozens of other recommendations...

EU age verification app ready as Europe moves on social media access

15 April 2026 | by Gianluca Lo Nostro

The EU’s age verification app for online platforms is ready and will soon be available to use, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, as member...

In the face of rampant AI, is ‘data poisoning’ a new form of civil disobedience?

15 April 2026 | by Claire Tanner, Mor Vered, and Sam Cadman

The explosion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has provoked both hopes and anxieties about the potential benefits and harms of this technology. In advanced economies, people are almost...

Defence to seek ‘alternative financing’ in funding blitz

15 April 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

A major lift in Defence funding is set to utilise more private financing and the government’s special investment vehicles and enterprises, Defence minister Richard Marles will announce on Thursday....

Opposition promises social media screening for visas

14 April 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

Millions of Australia’s visa applicants could have their social media activity screened during the application process under a Trump-style opposition policy touted as a “red light to radicals” on...

Labor pumps up to $5bn more into Australia’s drone programs

14 April 2026 | by Joseph Brookes

The upcoming Defence spending plan will include at least $2.2 billion extra to develop new small drones and expand existing uncrewed platforms like Ghost Bat and Ghost Shark, in...

Author: Joseph Brookes

Defence ICT to suck up $15bn over the decade

NRF ‘will meet’ target returns despite cheap financing orders

Australia must reset its relationship with science: Deputy PM

Defence doubles down on tech as AI ‘disruption’ looms

‘Risk-based’ digital duty of care to be backed by massive fines

EU age verification app ready as Europe moves on social media access

In the face of rampant AI, is ‘data poisoning’ a new form of civil disobedience?

Defence to seek ‘alternative financing’ in funding blitz

Labor pumps up to $5bn more into Australia’s drone programs

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