Author: Joseph Brookes

Defence’s digital twin work nets McKinsey $34m

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Consulting giant McKinsey has landed another large Defence contract to continue developing a digital twin for the Army. The latest deal means McKinsey will get paid almost $1 million...

Lockheed Martin had inside track for $1.2bn satellite deal

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Lockheed Martin Australia was handed a $1.2 billion satellite project by the government despite having a more expensive bid and lacking the experience of its only rival supplier, according...

ARC research funding reform needs work, universities warn

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A bid to stamp out political interference in the allocation of $800 million worth of annual government research funding has been widely welcomed by universities, but they warn the...

Ransomware reporting: The long road to change

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Australian businesses will continue making ransomware payments while it makes business sense, but the government’s move to force disclosure of the payments will eventually help arrest the current growth...

Law reform for high-risk AI on the way

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Australia will have mandatory safeguards for high-risk artificial intelligence use like autonomous vehicles and healthcare but make little to no intervention for low-risk use like filtering spam emails under...

$11m agtech incubator to grow drought resilience startups

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Australia’s first drought resilience startup incubator will run this year, housing eight agtechs and providing assistance to nearly 100 others. With almost $11 million in federal funding, the incubator...

Slow NRF ‘not meeting expectations’

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The Albanese government’s flagship industry support program has received hundreds of approaches for investment despite lacking a formal application process, months after it was declared “open for business”. The...