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NSW auditor delays release of leaked cybersecurity report

A damning audit exposing cybersecurity failings at four of New South Wales’ six local health districts will be kept under wraps until December after the draft report was leaked...

Work begins on IoT labelling scheme to boost awareness

Work has begun on a voluntary labelling scheme designed to help consumers better understand the cybersecurity risks associated with smart devices and push manufacturers towards adopting more secure-by-design practices....

Future Fellowships: $114m in research grants roll out

One hundred mid-career researchers have received $114.6 million in federal grants through the latest round of the Future Fellowships program, with Victoria and New South Wales receiving the lion’s...

RBA takes another step towards digital currency

Australia’s central bank is taking another major step toward a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) with a range of industry partners pursuing projects using real money and assets...

OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome

OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet’s market-dominating Google Chrome, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The browser is slated to...

Introducing the 2025 InnovationAus Awards Patrons

What a pleasure it is to announce that Australian business legend Catherine Livingstone and Chief Defence Scientist Professor Tanya Monro have kindly agreed to act as Patrons for the...

Home Affairs opens up APIs to communicate with industry

Australian businesses conducting trade overseas will now be able to communicate with the government legacy systems using APIs, as the effort to streamline regulatory systems gets off the ground....

SMS ID register consultation hits ‘significant barrier’

A new register designed to prevent scammers from impersonating trusted businesses in text messages has hit a roadblock after industry consultations revealed the underpinning standards risked blocking legitimate traffic...

Kate Pounder, OpenAI and the potential for Stargate in Australia

ChatGPT developer OpenAI’s high-profile engagements with policymakers in Australia has opened a door to new possibilities, including the potential for large-scale AI infrastructure investment under the umbrella of the...

Productivity Commission urges caution on FMiA support

The Productivity Commission has cautioned the Albanese government against using its signature industry support program to create supply chain resilience, warning that it could be seen as a form...