Author: Justin Hendry

Australians back copyright deal to take part in AI boom

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A majority of Australians would back changes to copyright laws to allow companies like Google, Anthropic and OpenAI to train their models locally, provided creators whose work is used...

Defence boosts space and cyber spend to $38bn

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Defence is set to invest up to $38 billion in space, cyber and electronic warfare over the next decade, as the invisible frontiers of modern conflict demand ever-greater budget...

Innovation visa off to slow start as tech dominates first year

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Australia filled only a fraction of places available under its flagship innovation visa scheme in its first year, with tech workers accounting for the overwhelming majority of invitations. Official...

Finance returns to SAP for post-GovERP upgrade

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The Department of Finance has settled on German software giant SAP for its future enterprise resource planning system, returning to the same technology that underpinned the failed GovERP program....

NSW tech training hub becomes TAFE Centre of Excellence

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One of two applied technology institutes first established as a four-year pilot program will become New South Wales’ latest TAFE Centre of Excellence after securing joint funding from the...

Archer Materials extends quantum reach into sensing

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Archer Materials may not be Australia’s best-known quantum company, but years of foundational chip research are now opening doors beyond its original ambitions. After walking away from mining in...

ASIC turns to outsourcer to deal with legacy registry issues

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Contractors will step in to replace retiring public servants tasked with keeping Australia’s business registers online, exposing the workforce cost of maintaining its legacy environment. As the latest uplift...