Author: Justin Hendry

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Digital Duty of Care: What we know so far

Social media users could switch off recommender algorithms in their social media feeds, under new draft laws the Australian government plans to unveil this week. The proposed Digital Duty...

Automakers call for US ban on Chinese-made cars

Posted on   |  by David Shepardson
A group representing major automakers have urged Congress to pass legislation permanently barring Chinese vehicles from the US market before the end of the year. The Alliance for Automotive...

White flag on 2030 tech jobs goal ‘deeply concerning’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal Opposition has slammed the government decision to quietly drop its goal of reaching 1.2 million tech jobs by 2030, labelling it “deeply concerning” and a worrying signal...

Fintech sandbox reboot: govt to repeal laws

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government will move to repeal legislation behind Australia’s financial regulatory sandbox and replace it with a more flexible model after just 19 fintechs used the scheme in...

Aussie-first photonic chip packaging centre lands in Queensland

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Queensland has become home to an Australian-first CSIRO facility for packaging and testing photonic chips, a key building block for advanced sensors and quantum computing systems. The Queensland Advanced...

Canberra unveils new playbook for technology mega-deals

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Canberra is tightening its grip on billions of dollars’ worth of tech spending, unveiling a set of principles that will be used to assess its whole-of-government mega-deals with the...