The federal government will fund artificial intelligence centres across the country to help businesses adopt the technology, reviving a three-year-old plan with a more targeted approach. $17 million in...
Digital
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A landmark review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has recommended that the federal government develop a centralised online registry of locally available disability support and services for participants....
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A digital platforms coordination body should be created by the federal government to address competition concerns presented by Big Tech companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon, a...
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OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT was unleashed onto an unsuspecting public exactly one year ago. It quickly became the fastest-growing app ever, in the hands of 100 million...
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An Opposition bill that would force the government to trial age assurance technology to protect children from online pornography would also require it to be piloted for online gambling,...
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The expansion of Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft into emerging technologies and other interconnected products is increasing the risk of competition and consumer harm, according to the Australian...
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X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has been kicked off the industry’s self-regulation effort on misinformation and disinformation because it removed user reporting tools and stopped...
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Professional associations covering artists, authors and publishers have hit out at calls by big tech firms for Australia to water down its copyright law, and to allow for cheap...
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The New South Wales Digital Government minister on Wednesday said artificial intelligence, cyber, digital credentials and inclusion would be the core themes of a new digital strategy being prepared...
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Our government isn’t delivering the digital capabilities that Australia needs to meet the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. In August 2023, the ATO’s troubled Modernising Business Registers...
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The remaining $100 million in the NSW Digital Restart Fund will go to solutions specifically for housing supply, frontline service delivery, energy and the environment, accessibility and cyber, under...
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Amendments to the Online Safety Act are incoming, as government begins consultation on proposed reforms to the Basic Online Safety Expectations which include new measures related to child safety,...
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The NSW Digital Restart Fund has led to “fractured thinking” in service design that is opening the possibility of more Robodebt style disasters in public administration, the state’s information...
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The Office of the eSafety Commissioner has unveiled plans to enforce proactive scanning of online messaging, cloud storage, and other internet-based services for child sexual abuse material and pro-terror...