Google has agreed to cop a $55 million fine for reaching secret deals with Telstra and Optus to exclusively preinstall its search engine on Android devices sold by the...
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For decades, Australian policy has been anchored on a familiar refrain: universities must do more to engage with the end-users of research. The underlying assumption has been that if...
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Former chief scientist Cathy Foley has been appointed the next president of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), replacing outgoing president Katherine Woodthorpe. Dr Foley, a...
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Australia’s peak technology industry body has used a new report to call on the Albanese government to declare its ambition for Australia to become a regional hub for global...
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Crumbling technology, design flaws and gaping governance gaps in the federal government’s welfare compliance system mean the validity of its automated decisions can not be assured as it impacts...
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Greens Senator David Shoebridge is warning neither Labor or the Coalition have been willing to engage on almost any effective tech policy, as the government prepares to “let rip”...
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Federal government agencies may have barely scratched the surface with artificial intelligence, but those that have are increasingly finding themselves trapped in a cycle of endless proof of concept...
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The Western Australian government has appointed a new 13-member Science and Technology Council to steer the growth of the state’s research and innovation ecosystem. Chaired by newly appointed WA...
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CyberCX, one of Australia’s largest privately-owned cybersecurity firms, will be acquired by tech consulting giant Accenture less than six years after it formed to challenge the US behemoths. Subject...
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When former Cabinet minister Ed Husic announced in March that the government had accepted all the recommendations of its Pathway to STEM Diversity Review, it came as a surprise...
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Australian enterprises are broadly aligned with global peers on the opportunities and risks of enterprise AI but none have yet reached the highest maturity tier for responsible AI, according...
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A privacy expert who advised on Australia’s age assurance technology trial has broken ranks to raise serious concerns about the methodology and conclusions, casting further doubt on the exercise....
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CSIRO has opened a $90 million purpose-built research facility to store, digitise and protect the more than 13 million biological specimens that make up Australia’s national research collection. Named...
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The federal government’s $1.4 billion precision satellite project has moved into its next phase with British satellite giant Inmarsat securing a $252 million contract to continue services and launch...