Australia’s controversial encryption-busting powers have not been used to investigate terrorism offences for a fifth year in a row, despite the former Coalition government using the heightened prospect of...
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Battery-powered trains could soon be criss-crossing central Queensland after the Australian Renewable Energy Agency awarded a $9.4 million grant to retrofit existing rolling stock. Australia’s largest freight hauler Aurizon...
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A slowdown in spending by the Albanese government is putting small tech companies at “real risk” of collapse and forcing agencies to rely on legacy systems for longer, the...
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Large businesses that miss gender equality targets will soon be barred from winning government work, as the Albanese government seeks to improve the equity of its suppliers and emerging...
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Scientists and technologists will again push the Albanese government to make a multi-billion-dollar investment in research and development in this year’s budget after little progress towards an election commitment...
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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is hopeful the US Inflation Reduction Act will be able to weather a second Trump administration given the powerful momentum now behind the clean...
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Local tech and digital services companies have just one more day to participate in the InnovationAus.com SME Procurement Survey 2024. Submissions close at midnight on Friday March 8. At...
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Reported scam losses are down more than 40 per cent after industry teamed with regulators and law enforcement to combat stings last year, as the consumer regulator pushes for...
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The New South Wales government is readying plans to complete its transition to Australia’s real-time payments system, with the digital foundations that will enable the shift already in place at...
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In an age where data and information reigns supreme, effective recordkeeping is the cornerstone of accountable governance. Yet, records practitioners across the country are collectively alarmed of the state...
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The Victorian government-backed Cremorne Digital Hub has announced the four digital technology companies that will participate in its inaugural scaleup program, bringing global talent into the local innovation ecosystem....
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Efforts to turn seawater into hydrogen and make ceramics from textile waste are being backed by a recycling focused university ‘Trailblazer’ that unveiled its first research projects in Sydney...
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The Northern Territory government is offering $100,000 in seed funding to establish a drone technology innovation cluster, a key initiative of its upcoming drone industry strategy. While the cluster...
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The federal government is considering allowing AI technologies that have already satisfied tough regulatory requirements overseas to be deployed with fewer checks in the Australian market. In an effort...