Author: Justin Hendry

ATO to SMEs: Delay returns for $1bn in tech tax breaks

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Small businesses wanting to take advantage of tax breaks for new technology worth $1 billion to the Budget bottom line are being told to delay their tax returns, with...

SA to pilot tech-focused grad placements for SMEs

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An industry placement program designed to connect South Australian graduates with small to medium-sized enterprises and startups specialising in space, cybersecurity and other high-tech industries is set to begin...

NSW local councils still lack basic cyber controls

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Dozens of local councils across New South Wales are still without basic cybersecurity controls and governance arrangements more than three years after the state’s Auditor-General first raised the alarm....

Milk algorithms, beef e-certs among $6m in regtech grants

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Algorithms for milk supply chain audits, beef e-certifications and emissions tracking systems for rice crops are among the 15 projects to share in $6 million in federal regtech grants...

EU approves $13bn in semiconductor research subsidies

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Europe will spend €8.1 billion euros (A$13 billion) in state aid on semiconductor research, development and production as part of a new funding package designed to aid the green...

Permissions capability platform tender gets an ANAO thumping

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The Department of Home Affairs “departed” from its initial tender requirements in awarding Accenture the contract for the permission capability platform, according to an audit which calls into question...

Balancing cyber risk and digital citizenry in higher ed

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
Chief information security officers should refrain from imposing singular security policies on university environments as security boundaries shift to the users, a trend accelerated by the pandemic and breaches...

Calls for safe harbour cyber laws grow louder

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The case for a temporary safe harbour to improve information sharing between businesses and government during a cyber-attack is building, with Australia’s key business lobby the latest to recommend...