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Enterprises urged to tighten responsible AI guardrails

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...

‘Privacy washing’: Age assurance trial adviser speaks out

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....

CSIRO opens world-class facility to safeguard biodiversity

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...

SouthPAN project pumps $252m into satellite upgrade

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...

Trump orders easing of commercial spaceflight regulations

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to streamline federal regulation governing commercial rocket launches, a move that would benefit Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other private...

Canberra urged to re-examine digital government fund

Australia has been urged by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to set up one or more investment funds to scale up digital government projects and help de-risk...

We need a clear roadmap on AI, not infighting

Australia’s AI future is uncertain, because Anthony Albanese’s government cannot provide regulatory clarity on our nation’s AI path forward. We know AI presents the single greatest opportunity in a...

FSO forum pushes for skills system reset

Industry, government and education leaders came to a shared conclusion at the Future Skills Organisation’s National Forum: Australia’s skills system needs both a structural overhaul and a new narrative that...

Doctors demand AI oversight as Labor splits on regulation

Doctors want more input on the regulation of artificial intelligence to ensure ethical use in health care, as the Albanese government weights two models that have split the Labor...

CDC Data Centres heads west for AUKUS boom

CDC Data Centres is set to build its next data centre campus in Western Australia, as it eyes growing demand for high-density compute and artificial intelligence capabilities through the...