Reading the tea leaves on tech and innovation policy ahead of federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers fourth Budget is even more hit-and-miss than usual, given the proximity of the election....
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An independent review of Australia’s intelligence community has called on the Albanese government to scope a national security fund for dual-use tech that could help agencies like ASIO and...
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The Albanese government has committed to review Australia’s financial regulatory sandbox as part of a suite of reforms to regulate crypto exchanges and other digital asset platforms. The review,...
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A proposed AI investment plan put forward ahead of last year’s federal Budget was knocked back by the government at a time when other developed nations were ramping up...
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There is a point of intersection between behavioural science and cybersecurity that has become a key focus for businesses and governments working to keep customers and citizens safe. That...
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Australia should not have invested almost $1 billion in a frontier quantum computing project, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said on Wednesday while promising to roll back the Albanese government’s...
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In an increasingly digital world, sovereign digital infrastructure is not just a matter of technological capability, it is a matter of national security, economic strength, and strategic independence. At its...
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Western Australia’s new-look Cabinet has placed a renewed focus on economic diversification and manufacturing, with two new portfolios led by senior government ministers to be created. Amber-Jade Sanderson, the...
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver his fourth federal Budget next week, and the InnovationAus.com reporting team will be inside the lock-up at Parliament House focused on industry development programs...
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Airbus, Dassault Systèmes and more than 90 smaller European technology companies and lobby groups have urged European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to create a sovereign infrastructure fund to...
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Small FinTechs are missing out on the government’s biggest and bluntest innovation incentive, exacerbating a funding crunch, the sector’s peak body has warned in its call for Budget moves....
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The founder of some of Australia’s most successful FinTech startups has called for greater incentives to be made available to venture capital funds and early-stage investors to boost private...
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Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar has been named the new chair of the Tech Council of Australia, succeeding Tesla chair Robyn Denholm after three-and-a-half years. Mr Farquhar, one of the...
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Spain’s government has approved a bill imposing massive fines on companies that use content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) without properly labelling it as such, in a bid to...