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Researchers sound alarm over Starlink risk to SKA telescope

Australia’s unfinished Square Kilometre Array telescope is at risk of having its sensitive space observations distorted by Starlink, with new research showing the low-orbiting satellites are leaking low-frequency radio...

NRF told to crank investment, prioritise national interest

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has been directed to get $1.5 billion out the door over the next year and prioritise the national interest and longer-term gains, after scraping...

White House to unveil plan to push US AI abroad

The US government intends to publish a plan on Wednesday that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive...

NDIA mulls tech overhaul after procurement scandal

The National Disability Insurance Agency is considering an overhaul of its technology stack that could see it abandon a scandal linked Salesforce system after investing almost $150 million in...

Govt left waiting for PsiQuantum planning application

A stadium-sized complex that will house PsiQuantum’s first commercially useful quantum computer is facing a potential setback, with the Silicon Valley startup and Brisbane Airport yet to lodge development...

Economic reform must include industrial transformation

For a while it looked like federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ Economic Reform Roundtable would turn into a tax summit, such was the clamour to revisit missed opportunities. And we...

Qld defies climate tech slowdown with $78m in startup deals

Queensland’s climate tech sector remains resilient despite national volatility in venture capital funding, recording strong investment activity last financial year, according to a new report. Data from Cut Through...

UK and OpenAI sign new strategic partnership

Britain and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have signed a new strategic partnership to deepen collaboration on AI security research and explore investing in British AI infrastructure, such as data centres....

SA govt extends Southstart funding until 2028

South Australia’s flagship startup festival Southstart has locked in a new $2 million state government funding deal, guaranteeing its annual events will continue to run until 2028. The three-year...

$16m boost for sovereign tech trailblazer companies

Four Australian scaleups developing sovereign technologies in space, clean energy, defence and robotics have secured a combined $16 million in early-stage commercialisation funding under the federal government’s Industry Growth...

ACSC issues warning over Microsoft server software attack

Australian government agencies and businesses are being urged to review their networks for on-premise instances of Microsoft SharePoint Server after hackers exploited a major security flaw in the software....