Author: Justin Hendry

Tech workers ghosted by visa system as wait times blow out

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Thousands of skilled technology workers are being left in limbo by the federal government while their visa applications go unanswered, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. The inquiry also heard...

UK, Ukraine sign AI pact linked to battlefield data

Posted on   |  by Sam Tabahriti
Britain has signed a partnership with Ukraine to jointly develop artificial intelligence tools for defence and security, giving British researchers access to a Ukrainian battlefield data platform used to...

NZ to move bill banning under-16s from social media

Posted on   |  by Renju Jose and Alasdair Pal
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday his party will introduce a bill in Parliament that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, proposing...

$120m NRF loan to scale up modular housing in WA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Western Australia will get an advanced manufacturing facility capable of churning out modular components for more than 2,000 apartments each year, thanks to a joint investment by the federal...

Defence musters industry talent for cyber reserve

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian Defence Force has issued a call to arms for cyber professionals to join a new breed of reserves, providing all-important “surge capacity” as threats from state-based actors...

FMiA already reshaping industry aid: Productivity Commission

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry assistance has swung towards targeted support at the expense of broad-based programs since the arrival of the Albanese government’s Future Made in Australia (FMiA) agenda, the Productivity Commission...

Defence signs $720m Microsoft deal, its largest ever

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Defence department is set to spend as much as $720 million on Microsoft software over the next five years under its largest-ever volume sourcing deal with the company....

Diraq opens first quantum lab outside Australia

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Diraq has opened its first laboratory in the United States, giving the Sydney quantum pioneer the ability to test and prototype its technology outside of Australia for the first...