Data Republic is on a mission to build a cross-border data trading platform using the $22 million it has just raised in Series B funding. The funding round was...
Policy
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At least $26 million in taxpayer funds was lost on the national crime intelligence commission’s doomed biometrics project before it was canned earlier this year. In June the ACIC...
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It seems Australia’s experiment at being a world leader at ‘innovation’ is over, with the abrupt departure of its champion, Malcolm Turnbull. The then prime minister made headlines with...
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South Australia’s Premier has high hopes that the state will win the national competition to host Australia’s space agency, with a decision expected as soon as this week. South...
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The future of the government’s signature Industry Growth Centres program is under a growing cloud with Labor industry spokesman Kim Carr openly questioning whether the public is getting value...
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The Opposition has rejected the federal government’s calls for its contentious encryption bill to be passed before Christmas, labelling it “unworkable” and that it would “potentially weaken Australia’s security”....
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Former Attorney-General Martin Pakula has been appointed as the new Victorian innovation minister as part of a major state government cabinet reshuffle. Mr Pakula, who served as the chief...
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Rob Fitzpatrick has officially wrapped up his exit from his role as CEO of the Australian Information Industry Association, announcing he is now the CEO of energy startup Gelion....
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The Sydney-based digital movie studio Animal Logic and Tasmania’s Echoview Software – which build hydra-acoustic data visualisations for assessing fish populations in the wild – were just two of...
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Opposition leader Bill Shorten would return science to the centre of government decision-making and drive central efforts to lift the nation’s spending on research and development by billions of...
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A “myth-busting” report on the economic impact on the local cyber security industry of controversial proposed encryption laws is set to be released in the next week as the...
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The Queensland government’s initial investment in Brisbane-based tech scale-up RedEye has proven to be such a success it has gone back for seconds, participating in the company’s Series B funding...
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The NSW government has released its first Cyber Security Industry Development strategy in a move to help grow the local cybersecurity sector. The strategy, released on Monday, details four...
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Former Victorian Innovation Minister Philip Dalidakis has been removed from the state government’s ministry as part of a Cabinet reshuffle following Labor’s crushing re-election over the weekend. Victoria will...