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Universities Australia names new leader

Universities Australia has poached fellow lobby group ATN Universities’ leader Luke Sheehy to be its new chief executive from next year, as the sector braces for major changes and...

myGov audit response kicks funding decision down the road

The Albanese government has agreed to keep the myGov platform as its digital front door for services but won’t completely accept expert recommendations to protect it in legislation and...

‘Risk allocation’ left out of Australia’s AI debate

Australia’s artificial intelligence discourse has been captured by “majoritarian thinking” that accepts a social cost for claims of massive economic value, former privacy watchdog Malcolm Crompton warned on Monday...

Bart Mellish is Qld’s new digital minister

Queensland has a new Digital Services minister in Bart Mellish, an environmental scientist who served as chief of staff to federal Labor Senator Anthony Chisholm prior to politics. Mr...

Australia creates ‘strategic’ critical minerals list

A strategic materials list has been released alongside the federal government’s updated critical minerals list to identify commodities that are “essential for the energy transition, but which are not...

ACCC granted new powers to strengthen Big Tech news code

Australia’s competition watchdog will be handed new powers to request information from digital platforms that could extend to secret commercial deals with news businesses under planned changes to the...

Digital ID’s ripple effect could become a wave for startups

Australia’s newest digital identity service may give startups a more straightforward path to onboard customers faster, combining the strengths of both the private and public sectors.  The digital exchange...

PsiQuantum takes part in Qld govt quantum advisory meeting

PsiQuantum, a front-runner in the federal government’s secret quantum computing EoI, was the only foreign company to take part in the inaugural meeting of Queensland’s newly formed quantum advisory...

First digital credential checks arrive in NSW

Teachers and childcare workers will be among the first able to perform digital identity checks in New South Wales when the state government launches a new option for renewing...

Global push-back on Net Zero demands an industrial rethink

When Australian Greens Leader, Adam Bandt raved last week about the US administration’s $1.5 trillion Inflation Reduction Act subsidy largesse for America’s green energy reindustrialisation, he again called for...

The Industry Papers 2024 Advisory Board unveiled

Eleven industry leaders from across Australia representing institutional research, startups, corporates and government have been named to the Advisory Board for the 2024 iteration of the ‘Papers’ series, to...

Air New Zealand takes zero-trust to the skies

“Privileged access management is a core pillar of our cybersecurity program going forward,” said Phil Ross, chief information security officer at Air New Zealand — an airline handling sensitive...