Author: Justin Hendry

NRF takes $20m stake in Aussie quantum firm Diraq

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Australian quantum startup Diraq has landed a $20 million federal government investment as it competes with tech giants worldwide to build a commercially useful quantum computer in the next...

$30bn prize drives Victoria’s ‘AI state’ push

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Victoria has launched an ambitious bid to become Australia’s “AI state”, unveiling a mission statement that aims to attract billions in investment and drive a decade of tech-driven economic...

Regulators are worrying about AI agents. Treasury isn’t

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AI’s breakneck evolution delivered another milestone last week, with the latest in a dizzying series of firsts. Not satisfied with mere chatbots or image generators, global payments giant Mastercard...

Future Made in Australia needs an AI fast track

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Future Made in Australia is an industrial strategy to create competitive advantage, build economic resilience, deliver the net zero transition and diversify exports through next generation, knowledge-intensive manufacturing. But...

Anthropic breaks onto Canberra’s one-stop AI platform

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Anthropic has broken OpenAI’s monopoly on federal government AI services, with two onshore versions of its powerful Claude model now available to agencies through GovAI. The models – Claude...

NSW cyber strategy to shore up defences as threats escalate

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The NSW government has unveiled the first major revision to its cybersecurity strategy since 2021, setting out a two-year plan to boost cyber resilience through improved governance and incident...