Author: Joseph Brookes

NSW Health told to open up digital patient records

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A landmark commission into NSW health funding has called for a radical expansion of the state’s $1 billion digital patient record system so GPs and not for profit hospitals...

Chicago’s quantum mega project lures Sydney startup Diraq

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Silicon quantum startup Diraq is joining the Illinois government’s push to develop new quantum technologies using state-of-the-art facilities in Chicago, giving the Sydney company its third US base and...

Vic lawmakers look to rein in workplace surveillance

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Victorian workers should be protected under law from intrusive workplace surveillance, a state inquiry has found after hearing of a surge in pervasive technologies like keylogging, tracking devices and...

Research facilitation programs driving ‘immense value’

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Australian governments should double down on facilitation programs that dollar match funding for small and medium firms to work with researchers, new CSIRO analysis of the program outcomes shows....

Tariff buster: Sydney mic mogul snaps up US rival

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The parent company of Sydney manufacturer Rode Microphones, The Freedman Group, has acquired Lectrosonics, a 54-year-old US maker of high-end wireless audio equipment, making it one of the largest...

Apple ‘unresponsive’ to govt’s age assurance trial

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US tech giant Apple has been “unresponsive” to the Albanese government’s trial of age assurance technologies ahead of a ban on young Australians accessing social media later this year....

Gallagher to retain Finance portfolio in ministry reshuffle

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Labor Senator and senior frontbencher Katy Gallagher will retain the Finance portfolio in the Albanese government’s second term, giving her control of whole-of-government technology and keenly anticipated procurement reforms....