Author: Justin Hendry

Cyber Security NSW handed an $87.7m Budget lifeline

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Cyber Security NSW will receive $87.7 million over the next four years, securing its place as the state’s cybersecurity agency as work on a plan to lift cyber maturity...

‘Significant gap’ in AI translation despite research growth

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Australia’s AI-related patents nearly quadrupled over the nine years to 2024, while local AI-related research publications more than doubled, a new report from the National Artificial Intelligence Centre shows....

UK may compel Google to change search rankings

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Britain’s competition regulator said it may force Google to rank businesses more fairly in search results and offer alternative services to consumers, marking the first use of expanded powers...

eSafety, YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban

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Australia’s internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen...

Qld tips $1.2bn into digital govt, sovereign development

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Queensland will become the latest state to coordinate digital and IT investment through a centralised digital fund, announcing plans for a $1 billion Queensland Government Digital Fund. The new...

NSW pulls innovation lever in ‘pro-growth’ Budget

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s third Budget has sought to cement the state’s position as a hub for technology investment, as the government stares down flatlining productivity and business investment....

NSW expands SAP ERP consolidation to 100-plus agencies

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The New South Wales government will expand its enterprise resources planning system consolidation across government, providing $160 million in Tuesday’s Budget for the work program. The new funding package...

How Australia can supercharge defence innovation efforts

Posted on   |  by Henry Campbell
‘High-tech trench warfare’ was an oxymoron – until Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On Ukraine’s battlefields, Cold War artillery meets 21st-century innovation. Shells fall while AI-enabled drones...