Author: Joseph Brookes

Australia’s Future Fund digs in on $100m Palantir stake

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Australia’s $335 billion sovereign wealth fund has no plan to divest its holdings in controversial US software company Palantir, despite growing criticism about its role in the Trump administration’s...

High stakes: Katy Gallagher won’t risk an APS AI failure

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As artificial intelligence seeps into the federal government’s major tech projects and public servants’ everyday workflows, Finance minister Katy Gallagher says there is still no appetite for failure. Senator...

Flinders, RMIT to lead Defence’s missile R&D network

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Flinders and RMIT universities will lead a new national research network focused on the materials and technologies needed for Defence’s guided weapons and explosives plan. Announced on Tuesday, the...

Missing, buried and vague: Govt’s AI statements fall short

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The first detailed analysis of the federal government’s artificial intelligence transparency statements shows many agencies are still falling short of expectations almost 18 months into the policy. The transparency...

UNSW builds offshore bridge for founders

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Founders in UNSW’s startup program will gain access to a network of global partners and investors from Tuesday in a new bid to overcome Australia’s scaleup barriers. The new...

Fixes push BoM website costs closer to $100m

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No Bureau of Meteorology staff or its tech contractors will face sanctions for its $98 million website bungle, its recently appointed chief executive Stuart Minchin confirmed on Monday. At...

PM’s science pick lashes cuts to CSIRO climate research

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A pioneering oceanographer has criticised CSIRO management’s lack of scientific experience and warned cuts to the agency’s environmental research will compound Australia’s climate crisis. Amid reports the CSIRO’s Environmental...

Govt lukewarm on consultancy clean up

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The federal government has rejected dozens of bipartisan recommendations to clean up the consulting sector with structural change and more oversight, insisting its own reforms are doing the job....

NRF to back ‘losers’ in net zero industry push

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Labor will accept an effective loss for taxpayers from its $5 billion Net Zero Fund to help major polluters clean up facilities and spur clean energy manufacturing. Industry minister...