Indigenous knowledge has been omitted as a standalone priority from a draft version of Australia’s new national science and research priorities, creating a “massive gap” that experts say will...
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Leaders from Australia’s innovation ecosystem have been recognised by Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in its latest Fellows cohort, announced on Wednesday. Deep tech incubators, Indigenous...
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The Queensland government says it will assemble an advisory council of quantum experts before the end of the year, as it looks to seize the economic opportunities presented by...
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Queensland will pump $76 million into the research and commercialisation of quantum technologies through the state’s new quantum and advanced technologies strategy in a bid to become a “leader...
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Australia is ill-prepared to take advantage of the opportunities being created by artificial intelligence and is not investing sufficiently in sovereign capability to adequately safeguard the national interest, according...
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Citizens rightly expect governments to deliver seamless services, with digital the preferred mode for ease of accessibility and convenience. This is the case whether its for digital drivers’ licenses,...
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Quantum technologies will be as disruptive as the generative artificial intelligence wave that swept the world in the last year, Australia’s chief scientist said on Thursday, while revealing the...
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Australia’s second largest telco has asked the government to step in and make tech giants like Netflix and Facebook pay a “fair share” contribution to the telecommunications infrastructure that...
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Advocacy group Science and Technology Australia says a new tax incentive might be the best way to drive “systemic shifts” in employee diversity within Australia’s largest companies and improve...
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There is nothing like a pandemic to shine a light on the vulnerabilities and complexities in the global health and medical supply chains. Australia has tremendous capability across the...
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For three decades, the goal of international climate negotiations has been to avoid “dangerous” warming above 1.5℃. With warming to date standing at around 1.2℃, we haven’t quite reached...
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The Albanese government has issued its draft National Science and Research Priorities for consultation to focus research and funding on a set of defining challenges over the coming decade,...
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Two of Sydney’s most promising quantum startups are teaming up on multi-million dollar research projects to suppress errors and increase commercial adoption of the promising technology. On Tuesday, quantum...
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A Senate committee has rejected legislation that would regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia due to concerns over the operation of the reforms, despite supporting the consumer protections that such...