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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...

Opposition demands release of eSafety research on YouTube ban

The federal Opposition has demanded that government release the research underpinning the eSafety Commissioner’s decision to include YouTube in its social media ban, saying the uncertainty of incomplete information...

NSW govt backs Sydney Science Park plan amid housing crisis

The NSW government has reaffirmed its commitment to Sydney Science Park and the “well-paid, knowledge-based jobs” it will create, insisting there are no plans to lift the dwelling cap...

Canva overtakes CSIRO for number of patent applications

Australia’s most valuable tech unicorn surpassed the national science agency as the country’s second most active patent applicant for the first time last year, new data reveals. The number...

Just how sovereign does our tech sector need to be?

Australian policymakers face a very particular challenge in relation to the artificial intelligence and its contribution to productivity, according to Vault Cloud chief executive Rupert Taylor-Price. That is how...

Australia’s clean fuels opportunity upgraded to $36bn

Australia has a $36 billion opportunity to build a sovereign low-carbon liquid fuels industry by 2050, according to a new report commissioned by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)....

Vocus gets FIRB approval for TPG Telecom deal

Australia’s TPG Telecom said on Monday that Macquarie-backed Vocus Group has secured the final approval for its A$5.25 billion ($3.42 billion) acquisition of TPG’s enterprise, government and wholesale fixed-line...

AI in Australia will ‘create jobs, not take them’: Albanese

Anthony Albanese says artificial intelligence will deliver “secure and fulfilling jobs”, not threaten them, as the government looks to create a more productivity-focused economy. The Prime Minister made the...