The government is under mounting pressure to halt its punitive welfare compliance system and the technology automating it after the Commonwealth Ombudsman confirmed unlawful support payment cancellations. Commonwealth Ombudsman...
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Australia’s internet watchdog has said the world’s biggest social media firms are still “turning a blind eye” to online child sex abuse material on their platforms, and said YouTube...
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AI will add $116 billion to the Australian economy over the next decade by making workers more productive, according to the Productivity Commission, which has urged the government to...
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Australians would lose a planned right to have their data erased by companies and existing privacy laws would be loosened in a bid to revive business productivity that the...
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The Albanese government has urged industry giants like Cochlear, Thales and Rio Tinto to pull together in the “national interest” and resist falling into antiquated arguments as debate ramps...
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AI is on the agenda in Canberra. In August, the Productivity Commission will release an interim report on harnessing data and digital technology such as AI “to boost productivity...
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers called on the select participants at his productivity summit to bring bold policy ideas with them to Canberra this month, and it’s fair to say that...
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The dominant position of Amazon and Microsoft in cloud computing is harming competition, with their impact exacerbated by technical and commercial barriers to switching, an inquiry group from Britain’s...
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In a speech that should surprise no one, US President Donald Trump recently unveiled his vision for AI that sees the US dominating global initiatives, does away with regulation,...
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Dozens of industry leaders, policy makers and academic experts will assemble in Sydney on Friday morning to put forward a case for innovation’s role in the government’s expanding reform...
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The first piece of legislation introduced by new Attorney General Michelle Rowland on Wednesday will place the entire national intelligence community under the oversight of the security watchdog and...
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YouTube will be included in Australia’s world-first ban on social media for teenagers, the federal government announced on Wednesday, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the platform. Australia’s eSafety...
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Government IT systems that incorrectly penalised welfare recipients remain at breaking point and will continue to malfunction, the Employment department was warned earlier this year by independent reviewers. Documents...
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Australia’s largest workers’ group has launched a push to tighten artificial intelligence regulations, including requiring employers to guarantee job security and retraining opportunities. The Australian Council of Trade Unions...