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US signs off on AUKUS tech trade reforms

A licence-free environment for AUKUS technology transfer will come into effect next month after the three nations finalised legislative reforms that unlock billions of dollars in defence exports. The...

BoM’s new supercomputer comes online as IT overhaul ends

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s new supercomputer for weather forecasting has gone live, with the Bureau of Meteorology bringing the system into service after experiencing delays related to its seven-year IT overhaul. Australis...

3G network shutdown delayed by two months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s two biggest telcos have delayed the shutdown of their 3G networks by a further two months, heeding the call of a parliamentary committee less than two weeks ago....

AIIA calls for renewed digital focus from next Qld govt

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The next Queensland government is being urged to conduct a sweep of the legacy technologies underpinning the state’s citizen-facing platforms and services as a precursor to greater investment. In...

ACCC uncovers another secret Google search deal

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Australia’s competition watchdog has uncovered another secret deal for Google search engine exclusivity on Android devices, this time with the country’s third biggest telco TPG. TPG has agreed to...

Govt must get tougher on Big Tech regulation: Fletcher

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia must adopt a more hardline approach to regulating Big Tech if it is to maximise the full economic benefit of technology, according to shadow minister for government services...

Forget the AI bubble, it’s hydrogen that has burst

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
In a world reeling from massive technology-driven systems change, investment bubbles in new new things that are billed to be Holy Grail solutions to wicked problems are both features...

NSW Parliament issues please explain on eConveyancing

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NSW’s land titles regulator has been asked to explain why it did not disclose an impasse on national eConveyancing reforms in a report just days before the project was...

The unique opportunity GenAI offers telcos

Posted on   |  by Raja Shah
Generative artificial intelligence has exploded into the mainstream in the last 18 months, and is now well and truly a dinner table conversation topic.  Thanks to the rise of...