Planned amendments to the government’s highly controversial encryption legislation are likely dead in the water following the weekend’s shock election result. Labor had pledged to reform the bill, which...
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New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has expanded the state’s digital service delivery agenda with the establishment of a Cyber Security NSW office that will be responsible for coordinating...
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Australia’s former ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma said he is “humbled” by his election win in the federal seat of Wentworth, after current Independent member Kerryn Phelps conceded defeat...
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Karen Andrews was the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology in the previous Morrison Government and does not want to tempt fate by speculating on whether she will retain...
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Less than two months ago Australia was perched alone, like a shag on a rock, in its hard line banning of Huawei from the network build. It was not...
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While technology and innovation-focused policies have not been nearly as front and centre during this election campaign as they were in 2016, there have still been a number of...
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As Australian voters head to the polls on Saturday to elect a new federal government, they will have a clear choice between Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s stay-the-course, steady-as-she-goes pitch...
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Escalating economic and geopolitical competition between the US and China has sharpened this past week, manifested in a raft and new trade tariffs and increasingly hostile rhetoric from President...
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The debate about regulation in the gig economy needed to move away from a focus on how workers are classified and towards a broader approach that ensures individuals were...
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Labor has been urged to consider the impact of its planned changes to the capital gains tax on the Australian tech sector and whether a startup exemption is needed...
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Labor has rounded out its campaign-long focus on skills and capability development with a $5 million pledge to establish a Digital Skills Centre of Excellence. It would seek a...
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A report into the state of technology in the Australian construction industry has pointed out the sector faces numerous regulatory and compliance challenges. The report from Procore, a cloud...
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The Victorian Government could “fill the democratic void” in gig economy regulation left by the “inertia” at the federal level, according to a submission to a Victorian inquiry from...
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Opposition digital economy spokesman Ed Husic says that if Labor wins this Saturday’s federal election, its focus will be more on the development of human capital – building skills...