Breakthrough Victoria could be retooled to help grow local defence industry under changes being considered to better align the government-backed venture capital fund with the state’s economic priorities. As...
Policy
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On a day when newly appointed Industry minister Tim Ayres said Australia’s trade unions needed a stronger voice in managing the impact of technology in the workplace, the union...
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Former Industry Minister Ed Husic on Tuesday blamed Treasury “hard heads” for limiting Australia’s technology development, and revealed he wants artificial intelligence governed by an AI Act to instill...
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Industry minister Tim Ayres has given the clearest picture yet of the federal government’s AI policy reset, arguing Australia must “lean in” and secure a stake in the technology...
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Australia has the opportunity to create a new frontier of competitive advantage in sustainable digital infrastructure by aligning the rapid growth of data centres with the expansion of renewable...
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While governments around the world equivocate about holding powerful AI providers accountable, it falls to ordinary citizens to defend their rights. To do this, we need to be creative,...
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Australia’s peak business lobby has called on government to accelerate national efforts to bake productivity-enhancing artificial intelligence systems into the economy. The Business Council of Australia has released a...
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The NSW Opposition has called on the Minns government to put the state’s digital infrastructure at the heart of its productivity drive with better planning policies or a formal...
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The Liberal and National parties put aside their differences on energy and competition policy this week to rekindle a union that has existed, in one form or another, for...
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China’s recent export restrictions on key critical minerals — an apparent response to renewed US tariffs under President Trump — are reminding the world of Beijing’s dominant grip on...
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An internal debate between the board and investment arm of the National Reconstruction Fund has emerged over the direction of the federal government’s landmark $15 billion investment vehicle. Ahead...
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NSW Liberal powerbroker Alex Hawke has been named shadow industry and innovation minister, while former Salesforce executive and presumptive new MP Gisele Kapterian has been handed the opposition reins...
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A bill that requires Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users of their app stores could become law this week in Texas, putting the second-most-populous state...
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Services Australia has unveiled its first automation and artificial intelligence strategy, which it says will give it a two-year ethical footing and pathway to trust in the technologies. The...