Author: Justin Hendry

DTA’s contractor blacklist policy takes effect

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Companies behind botched federal government digital projects now face being named on a new underperformance register, in a sign Canberra is taking a tougher stance on the tech sector’s...

Canberra heads off quantum threat with new crypto mandate

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies have been directed to draw up plans to retire the encryption standards underpinning their systems, as quantum computers powerful enough to break public key cryptography edge closer...

ASCA counter-drone spend shoots past $37m

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Electro Optic Systems has landed a counter-drone contract under the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s Mission Syracuse, becoming the third defence tech firm to win work through the program. The...

Social media ban study finds platforms missing age checks

Posted on   |  by Byron Kaye
Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team...

Landmark UK review flags AI risk to consumer finance

Posted on   |  by Phoebe Seers
Britain’s financial regulator has been urged to consider regulation of large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini because of their growing influence on consumer financial decisions. In...

Chalmers faces deep tech backlash over RDTI overhaul

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A coalition of research groups, accelerators and incubators have united to urge the Albanese government to rethink changes to the R&D Tax Incentive that will limit refundability to startups...