Australia’s tech industry groups are divided on the impact stricter merger laws will have on the incentive to grow innovative startups in Australia and attract venture capital investment. Among...
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If we are to create the new innovative industries that will solve problems and create innovative products, services, and jobs, then we need to include people with disabilities who...
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The federal government is assessing an unsolicited proposal from a group of Australian quantum companies seeking substantial funding to build ‘test-bed’ infrastructure that could be used by the local...
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UK-based quantum computing startup Quantum Motion has opened a new lab in Sydney, giving it a platform to further tap into the wealth of research talent in Australia. Based...
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A Senate committee has paved the way for controversial caps on international university students, giving the green light to a government plan that critics warn will rip millions in...
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Every two seconds, someone around the world experiences a stroke. Stroke is the second most common cause of death worldwide, but current efforts to monitor for it are not...
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Australia’s outgoing chief scientist Cathy Foley initially doubted the claims of Californian startup PsiQuantum in its unsolicited proposal to the federal government and was “put off by the ‘salesman’...
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Science is about making the world clearer and more understandable. By classifying the world into observable, repeatable, verifiable phenomena we move towards a shared sense of reality rather than...
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NSW and South Australia’s Premiers say they will limit young people’s access to social media after the success of a phone ban in schools and a lack of action...
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NSW digital minister Jihad Dib says the state’s new digital strategy is grounded in the belief that online government services must be built for the whole of society, not...
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The federal government’s Future Made in Australia tsar Senator Tim Ayres will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2024 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence, a reflection of the awards’...
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The Australian Signals Directorate is now paying Australian-run data breach index Have I Been Pwned for threat intelligence, after six years of utilising its free government service. Have I...
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Australia’s first ever Cybersecurity Act was among a landmark legislative package introduced by the Albanese government on Wednesday with promises of protections for businesses that cooperate with authorities on...
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A common refrain around cyber-attacks and data breaches is that they are inevitable. The conversation around cybersecurity is typically focused on mitigation and reducing threat vectors, with an acknowledgement...