Author: Justin Hendry

No barriers, no guarantees: Age assurance test results are in

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Age assurance technologies are not “guaranteed to be effective” in all applications, with usability among the main issues, an independent trial has found as the deadline for Australia’s social...

NAB hit with record fine for consumer data right breach

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National Australia Bank has been slapped with the country’s largest ever fine under the consumer data sharing regime for failing to disclose credit limit information on four occasions. The...

Defence initiates testing $30m in anti-drone tech for troops

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Defence has begun testing wearable technologies from almost a dozen local and overseas companies to protect Australian troops against kamikaze drone attacks while on patrol. InnovationAus.com can reveal the...

Sally-Ann Williams set to leave incubator Cicada Innovations

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Sally-Ann Williams will step down as the chief executive of deep tech incubator and Tech23 organiser Cicada Innovations after six years in the role supporting Australian science and technology....

Australia slides in global competitiveness rankings

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Australia has slipped five places in a key international competitiveness ranking, falling from 13th to 18th position as sluggish economic growth and productivity weigh on the nation’s performance. The...

Esper sets sights on growth after Croc Pitch win

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Just months after winning US$1 million in seed funding at the Darwin Innovation Hub’s Croc Pitch competition, space tech startup Esper Satellites is reshaping how mining companies explore northern...