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Canberra greenlights PwC spin-off

PwC’s spin off company Scyne got the green light from Canberra on Thursday to continue its predecessor’s government work and take its spot on the lucrative management advisory panel....

New policy checkers starts with govt’s biggest bill

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A new Treasury unit set up by the Albanese government to forensically evaluate policy will start by looking at online employment services, a key part of the Commonwealth’s largest...

Telstra snaps up cloud specialist Versent for $268m

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Telstra has acquired Versent, a local tech consultancy that specialises in Amazon’s cloud services for $267.5 million. The deal announced on Wednesday will see the telco take full ownership...

Australian innovators awarded ATSE honours

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Leaders from Australia’s innovation ecosystem have been recognised by Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in its latest Fellows cohort, announced on Wednesday. Deep tech incubators, Indigenous...

Govt to unveil more industrial policy in response to US push

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The Albanese government will unveil further industrial policy measures within months in response to America’s large-scale subsidies for strategic industries, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing Tim Ayres said on Tuesday....

Morrison govt hit pause on digital ID

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The former federal government put its digital identity regime into a “holding pattern” last year, slowing its progress and introducing a “high-risk” profile into the $600 million project. Continued...

Call to pump private capital into Defence tech system

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Governments must be more strategic with the $27 billion on offer to defence businesses in Australia, including opening up its new industry accelerator, according to a new report that...

Digital platforms join misinformation plan pile on

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Online platforms are railing against the Albanese government’s plan to combat misinformation and disinformation, warning draft legislation is poorly defined, hands the regulator too much power and could chill...

Australia signs on to 6G ‘global’ pact

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Australia has joined most of its Five Eyes partners in a new alliance to diversify telecommunications supply chains and coordinate the roll out of 6G networks, after national security...