It will be “extremely difficult” for civil society to properly contribute to a range of current tech-focused government consultations with submission periods running over the summer break. The government...
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Justin Bassi, a Turnbull-era national security advisor and the current chief-of-staff for Foreign Minister Marise Payne will reportedly take the lead of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute next year....
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A number of digital rights organisations have called on the federal government to abandon its plan to require social media firms to verify the age of their users, saying...
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Science, Innovation and Technology is one of three new portfolios announced Monday in New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet’s sweeping cabinet reshuffle, which also sees nine first time ministers...
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A bipartisan Senate committee has sounded the alarm over the potential for foreign interference through social media in the upcoming federal election, saying there needs to be a response...
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The NSW government has formally launched its identity support unit, a single point of contact in the state to support citizens and organisations impacted by identity crime. Called IDSupport...
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Australia’s Industry Growth Centres have been allocated an additional $19 million to transition to self-sustaining operation next year when the federal government pulls its support for the long-running initiative....
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The proposed appointment of Gina Cass-Gottlieb as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) next year is welcome, as is the appointment of Liza Carver as ACCC enforcement commissioner....
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The peak science group has urged the federal government to reconsider its plan to tie most collaborative research funding to manufacturing priorities, warning the change could make some Centres...
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The Australian Federal Police breached privacy rules in its use of a controversial facial recognition tool by not properly assessing the risks of using the technology, the national privacy...
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US consulting giant McKinsey is being paid $1.2 million to review CSIRO’s organisational processes and systems to “simplify and streamline” the agency ahead of the next federal budget. The...
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Australia has secured an expedited data-sharing deal with the United States, but won’t be able to officially sign it until the second half of next year, after the federal...
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A looming shortage of diesel exhaust fluid AdBlue has underscored the need for Australia to start taking sovereign capability seriously, according to Victoria’s leading transport group, which warns domestic...
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The federal government has poached Microsoft’s global artificial intelligence solution sales lead to head its new National AI Centre, which it says will serve as the “front door” for...