Author: Justin Hendry

EY lands lucrative Tax Office data work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Big Four consulting giant EY will continue its lucrative data work for the tax office under a new deal worth more than $11 million. The Australian Taxation Office has...

R&D tax reforms could deliver $7bn boost each year

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia could reap more than $7 billion each year by reforming uncompetitive R&D tax settings, according to new economic modelling commissioned by the Business Council of Australia, Atlassian and...

Tech giants step up opposition to digital competition regime

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Big Tech giants have ratcheted up opposition to Australia’s proposed digital competition regime under the cover of the Albanese government’s productivity push, arguing the new rules will hurt business...

APS pilot brings local OpenAI instance to Canberra

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies will gain access to an Australian instance of OpenAI’s GPT-4o as part of a whole-of-government AI service being trialed to accelerate the adoption of AI across the...

NZ introduces new laws to govern space infrastructure

Posted on   |  by Lucy Craymer
The New Zealand government passed legislation on Wednesday to regulate the use of ground-based space infrastructure following concerns about foreign actors using it to harm national security. Space minister...

Researchers sound alarm over Starlink risk to SKA telescope

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s unfinished Square Kilometre Array telescope is at risk of having its sensitive space observations distorted by Starlink, with new research showing the low-orbiting satellites are leaking low-frequency radio...

White House to unveil plan to push US AI abroad

Posted on   |  by Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Alper
The US government intends to publish a plan on Wednesday that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive...