Author: Joseph Brookes

PM steers innovation fund to metals manufacturing

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Almost half of the $1.7 billion Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund will be directed to manufacturing metals, the Prime Minister announced on Friday, just days after Australia was...

BoM tech overhaul ‘rebadged’ as costs pass $900m

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A new report has confirmed the Bureau of Meteorology’s mammoth tech upgrade is ongoing and will take at least a year and $36 million more than when the project...

$17m Swinburne hub opens to advance Australian manufacturing

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Dozens of researchers and industry partners will work together to inject tools like artificial intelligence and IoT devices into Australian manufacturing operations through a new government-backed hub at Swinburne...

Deepfake detectors vulnerable ahead of election

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Australian scientists and international research partners have discovered “major vulnerabilities” in technology used to detect deepfakes, finding none of the market leading detectors can reliably identify real-world use. The...

NDIA goes to ground on its ongoing Salesforce blowout

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Costs for Salesforce software and services at the National Disability Insurance Agency have reached $143 million and may rise again within weeks despite serious concerns about the management of...

‘Sloppy’ cops flout tech surveillance laws

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Invasive surveillance powers are being used without proper justifications or record keeping, a new review shows, leading to calls to reign in authorities that are covertly accessing Australians’ private...

Aged care data reforms off course, experts warn

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Four years on from a royal commission that warned of critical gaps in aged care data, the sector is still struggling with siloed solutions and a host of other...

Scams crackdown shaves $700m off losses

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Scam reports and losses fell significantly last year after a series of public-private partnerships to harden defences. But with losses still at $2 billion and new regulations not yet...