A damning audit of the procurement practices at the Digital Transformation Agency has harmed its “psyche” and had a material impact on its relationship with other agencies, its chief...
Policy
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Western Australian Innovation and ICT minister Stephen Dawson has become the state’s first Innovation and Digital Economy minister in a Cabinet reshuffle prompted by the departure of two of...
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Australia’s central bank could be given new powers to regulate digital wallets like Apple Pay, with the bank already looking to impose least cost routing requirements on providers for...
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The government appointments to the National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee were announced on Tuesday, with CSIRO chief scientist Professor Bronwyn Fox to lead an eight-person group of field experts...
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The referral of the dismal Parliamentary Expenses Management System (PEMS) project to the Auditor-General’s office for closer inspection has exposed a raw nerve at the heart of what was...
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After the horrific and upsetting breaches involving Optus, Medibank and others, the federal government acted swiftly, dramatically bolstering our privacy regime. The penalties facing Australian businesses that infringe our...
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Australia’s online safety codes should be abandoned at the eleventh hour in favour of stronger regulator led rules, digital rights advocates say, warning the self-regulation model will put young...
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The Albanese government has moved quickly to put innovation on the agenda. Research into new technologies – robotics, cyber, AI and quantum – will be a national priority. But...
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Australian lawmakers will consider a new regulator, rules for algorithms and a light touch approach to the metaverse while “mapping” Big Tech over the next year. The focus is...
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The New South Wales government is directing manufacturers to a $30 million grant program while it considers more strategic and costly policy changes, including its own network of manufacturing...
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The Senate’s economics committee will probe the legislation behind Labor’s $15 billion industry restart plan over the summer, with any changes to be recommended to Parliament by its second...
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The digital economy must become a clear national priority for Australia to continue to prosper, according to shadow minister for government services and the digital economy Paul Fletcher, who...
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Victoria has a new Industry and Innovation minister in Ben Carroll, a lawyer and one-time staffer to former Labor senator and federal minister for broadband, communications and the digital...
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With the National Reconstruction Fund legislation now before Parliament, and a consultation process opened with the publication of a discussion paper, Industry minister Ed Husic’s focus is on getting...