All but four of the business experts appointed to advise on the federal government’s new Industry Growth Program also provided advice on the now shuttered Entrepreneurs’ Programme. A full...
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The Albanese government’s flagship industry support program has received hundreds of approaches for investment despite lacking a formal application process, months after it was declared “open for business”. The...
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The latest review of New South Wales government agencies’ cybersecurity has revealed a lack of progress and cast more doubt on the impact of state’s dedicated cyber agency, which...
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Q-CTRL founder and chief executive Professor Michael Biercuk is stepping away from his role at the University of Sydney to fully commit to the global growth of his business....
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Services Australia will replace the network that connects its workforce for the first time in more than a decade in response to the growth in cloud-based tools and the...
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Federal suppliers vying for $80 billion in annual contracts will need to demonstrably manage conflicts of interest, protect workers and the environment, and pay tax under a new ethics...
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The federal government has appointed the first 17 advisers for its new Industry Growth Program, many of which delivered similar services under the Coalition’s Entrepreneurs Programme. Of the 17...
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More than half of all federal government agencies using artificial intelligence last year adopted the technology without creating policies to govern its use, raising fresh concerns about the system...
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The Western Australian government has overhauled its ServiceWA app to make it more “user friendly”, with the requirement that users login with myGovID to access a range of services...
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X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has gutted its safety and public policy personnel and reinstated thousands of banned accounts since billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover, creating...
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A plan to make pathology reports immediately accessible through My Health Record is facing opposition from GPs and specialists, with three peak bodies warning the move could lead to...
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Sydney-based laser diode manufacturer BluGlass has made the first sale of its innovative distributed feedback laser, demonstrating demand for the cutting-edge technology. The alpha prototypes of its gallium nitride...
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2024 is shaping up as a big year for technology and innovation reform, with recommendations already piling up on ministers’ desks, consultations closing and pressure mounting from foreign governments....
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The Digital Transformation Agency has extended the federal government’s SAP licensing arrangement for another six months, giving it more time to renegotiate the deal with the German software giant....