After 18 months in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, parliamentary newcomer Christine Tonkin has made it her mission to listen to the needs of industry, and is expecting to...
Policy
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The former head of the OECD’s blockchain policy centre says crypto regulation will arrive quickly in Australia over the next year and the industry must share their data with...
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New South Wales Treasurer Matt Kean’s first budget has billions for science, innovation and clean energy, but the state’s Digital Restart Fund for government technology and services upgrades was...
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Tuesday’s New South Wales state budget includes $38 million more for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, pushing the state’s total electric vehicle package past $630 million. The new money will...
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There are newfound hopes that Labor’s election victory will see Australia’s controversial encryption-busting powers “repaired” after nearly four years. The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (TOLA) (Assistance and Access...
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The federal government is continuing to sign lucrative contracts directly with Amazon Web Services’ US office rather than its Australian entity, despite an update to its whole-of-government agreement switching...
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Australia’s consumer regulator will target online marketplaces and sellers trying to manipulate customers using “dark patterns” over the next 12 months under new chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb, who has called...
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Encrypted messaging apps should be subject to at least the same regulations and laws as the likes of Facebook and Google to help combat online extremism, a Victorian inquiry...
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All state-owned coal-fired power stations in Western Australia will close by 2030 as the state government launches a new green industry transition fund and commits the state-owned energy company...
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Sydney’s Tech Central will add a secure collaborative research and innovation facility known as the “Vault” for cybersecurity and Defence projects, while one of the innovation precinct’s residents is...
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Despite the class action over the robodebt scandal settling last year, there are automated decisions still being made every day regarding government services that are impacting the most vulnerable...
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The Global Business and Talent Attraction Taskforce was born in the dark days of COVID-19 and had four jobs. The first was to harvest the world for its brightest...
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The upcoming New South Wales budget will contain the state’s largest ever investment in renewable energy, with $1.2 billion to fast-track renewable energy zones, state Treasurer Matt Kean announced...
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Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has flagged the Coalition will mount a challenge to Labor’s plan to pump billions into the technology and manufacturing sectors and in rebuilding the energy...