The advanced technology pillar of the AUKUS agreement is going under the microscope in the UK, with a new parliamentary inquiry to probe whether there is “sufficient clarity” on...
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A Coalition government would amalgamate private investment facilitation functions into a new body with “call in” powers to scrutinise hold ups, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor announced on Wednesday as...
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The NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035 represents an important effort to articulate a strategic vision for innovation in Australia’s most populous state. With clear goals, measurable targets, and specific action...
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A US Senate investigative subcommittee opened a review on Tuesday into efforts by Facebook parent Meta Platforms to gain access to the Chinese market and is seeking documents from...
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Australian quantum leaders remain hopeful the federal government will follow its bet on PsiQuantum with future investments in the local quantum scene, arguing “serious money” is needed to build...
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The NSW government has launched an in-house Expert Advisory Network (EAN) aimed at reducing public sector reliance on outside consultants and making better use of existing expertise. Set up...
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As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reshapes everything from healthcare to productivity, it’s triggering a global scramble – not just for data and chips, but for electricity. Can Australia’s renewable...
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A ten-year plan for NSW has set lofty goals to add an additional 1,800 innovation intensive firms and $27 billion to the economy, while cementing the state as Australia’s...
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Government suppliers that fail to start closing their gender pay gaps face new barriers in winning federal contracts worth billions of dollars, after gender equality laws passed parliament on...
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Australia’s tech sector has reacted with disappointment to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, saying with the absence of significant new investment in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, the...
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Australia’s privacy regulator scored a $14 million boost in Tuesday’s Budget as it attempts to reduce a backlog of cases while also overseeing the government’s fledgling Digital ID system...
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For anyone with an interest in the digital economy or its associated data infrastructure, Jim Chalmers’ fourth federal Budget will be remembered as a flatliner, dead on arrival. Even taking...
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A growing chorus of calls from the research lobby are demanding the Albanese government at least set targets for increased R&D funding and a timetable to meet them. Groups...
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The Albanese government is facing growing calls to make good on its commitment to set up an AI Safety Institute, with Australia the only signatory of an almost year-old...