The tech sector has called for a major revamp of the government’s innovation policy agenda so Australia can “reap substantial economic benefits”, with hopes riding on the upcoming budget....
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I totally get that Donald Trump is a doofus and that every single thing he ever says or does is either stupid or evil, and undoubtedly wrong. So how...
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More than 2.5 million people opted out of My Health Record, equating to nearly 10 percent of all Australians eligible for the controversial system. The Australian Digital Health Agency...
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A future NSW Labor Government would introduce new measures within industrial relations law to better protect gig economy workers, Opposition leader Michael Daley has promised. As part the its...
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The government’s data and privacy authority is in urgent need of additional funding to address a backlog of important work, a senate estimates hearing has been told. Australian Information...
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A “step change” is needed in the federal government and industry approach to autonomous vehicles to prevent Australia falling further behind the rest of the world, Australian Driverless Vehicle...
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The rise of digital technology in the Australian construction sector is bringing about a wave of change that is both challenging and beneficial. In addition to improving efficiencies and...
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The Digital Transformation Agency’s inability to intervene in doomed $34 million biometric project inside the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission points to “structural problems” in the agency, according to Labor...
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The government was clearly “not listening” to the concerns surrounding the Consumer Data Right after it rejected an extension to an inquiry into the new scheme, shadow digital economy...
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NBN Co has released lacklustre first-half results for financial year 2018/19 and the spectre of the roll-out continuing into 2022 is now very real. NBN Co continues to struggle...
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When the Industry Growth Centres initiative was launched by then Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane in 2014, it was aimed at encouraging Australian business...
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Shadow minister for the digital economy Ed Husic has joined with Google Australia and the education charity Schools Plus to support the expansion of a STEM education initiative in...
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A nation-state was behind the recent cyber attack on the federal Parliament, and the networks of both major parties were also compromised, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed. Speaking...
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Former Industry Minister and Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos returned to Parliament this week after surviving a battle with cancer, and eager to make a further contribution to the Parliament...