Almost 2,700 emergency calls during last year’s Optus outage failed to connect to a Triple Zero operator, 11 times more than the embattled telco first disclosed to the media...
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Local laser enrichment firm Silex Systems has secured a commitment from Silicon Quantum Computing to buy more of the key inputs necessary for silicon-based quantum computing. The ASX-listed company...
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Australia has sanctioned a Russian hacker for his involvement in the Medibank cyber-attack, marking the first time the federal government has used Magnitsky-style powers to name and shame a...
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You don’t need to be Nostradamus to see that 2024 is shaping as a difficult and defining year for industrial policy. There are challenges everywhere you look. Actually, that’s...
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More local innovators could be contributing to a global plan to land a human on Mars, with the national space agency on Monday issuing a call out for information...
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Lockheed Martin Australia was handed a $1.2 billion satellite project by the government despite having a more expensive bid and lacking the experience of its only rival supplier, according...
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Proposed legal protections for businesses that share information with the government cyber responders during an attack should not stand in the way of future enforcement action by regulators, according...
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Angel investors and venture capital firms are warning that proposed changes that will make it harder to qualify as a “sophisticated” investor will reduce funding for early-stage startups at...
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There aren’t many one-year-olds that can punch out a poem and write an essay in three seconds flat. In fact, ChatGPT has accomplished a lot in its first year...
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Most industrial businesses have no plans to lift their spending on R&D this year despite reporting a positive investment outlook, according to an annual survey of industry leaders in...
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Tech Council chief executive Kate Pounder will step down from her role at the end of next week, marking the end of a chapter for the peak industry body...
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This time next year, will we define 2024 as a year of renewal or reckoning for Australian industry and innovation policy, action, and output? The federal government, entering the...
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Energy price uncertainty and skills shortages top the list of concerns for Australian industry, according to deputy Opposition leader and shadow Industry minister Sussan Ley. She says local industry had...
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A bid to stamp out political interference in the allocation of $800 million worth of annual government research funding has been widely welcomed by universities, but they warn the...