Author: Justin Hendry

$65m biotech incubator names first 16 residents

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A wearable “lab-on-a-chip” solution for hormone monitoring, a gum disease vaccine and technology for creating 3D models of human brain tissue are among the ideas that have piqued the...

New local players cleared for sensitive government data

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Two more Australian tech companies have been cleared to carry protected-level public sector data under the federal government’s Hosting Certification Framework, as an existing provider questions the value of...

‘Hot air’: Former NSW govt tech exec calls out resellers

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A former tech executive in New South Wales’ service delivery agency has spoken out about outdated procurement processes in government that have created an environment for resellers of cloud...

DroneShield signs NATO procurement agreement

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Australian defence technology company Droneshield has signed the first ever counter-drone procurement agreement with NATO, opening the door to new contracts with nations from the military alliance in years...

Husic claims public interest immunity over PsiQuantum docs

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Industry minister Ed Husic has claimed public interest immunity to withhold documents that reveal federal government dealings with US-based quantum computing firm PsiQuantum in the lead up to last...

Meta’s industry body dismisses complaint against Meta

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A complaint against Meta over “potentially misleading” mis- and disinformation reporting in Australia has been dismissed by the industry group that counts the social media giant as a member....

CSIRO teams with UTS on AI safety standard

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The country’s national science agency is moving fast to develop best practice guidance for businesses developing and deploying artificial intelligence, teaming with UTS’s Human Technology Institute and the wider...

Services Australia lays ethical AI footing

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Services Australia has set interim guardrails for the development and use of artificial intelligence at the agency, including technology that is used for public-facing government services. As work continues...