The Australian boss of McKinsey has distanced local operations from the firm’s work in China, after a push from US lawmakers to ban the controversial consulting giant from government...
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A licence-free export arrangement for technologies with dual civilian and military uses represents a commercial opportunity for Australia, according to the United States’ under secretary for arms control and...
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With just days before renowned economist and author Mariana Mazzucato arrives in Australia for her much anticipated speaking tour, a final release of tickets are now available for premier...
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One of the government’s biggest tech service providers has proposed an annual review of suppliers and says it would welcome new rules and an enforceable code of conduct in...
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Australia will set up two international ‘Landing Pads’ in Southeast Asia as part of a new trade and investment package that also includes $2 billion in federal government financing...
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Local rocket maker Gilmour Space Technologies has secured Australia’s first orbital launch facility licence for its Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland. Science and Industry minister Ed Husic recently...
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The Curtin University-led Trailblazer hub is emerging from “startup” mode, with around 30 projects already being developed and a commercialisation accelerator set to be announced later this month. Rohan...
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Australia’s biosecurity defences will be bolstered under a new CSIRO mission, putting the fight against invasive species and diseases alongside national challenges like clean energy and national security. The...
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A long-promised air traffic control system for drones is one step closer to reality after Australia’s air traffic control agency selected an Austrian headquartered company to take the Flight...
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A parliamentary inquiry into the federal government’s failed upgrade of visa technology has been expanded to include other trouble-plagued IT projects from the last six years, dragging more public...
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Do you own or manage a small tech company in Australia? Do you sell products and services into the federal government? You have just days to make your submission...
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The Western Australian government has set aside $140 million over the next decade to deliver a digital twin that will eventually be made available for public and private sector...
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What’s in a name, or a term like ‘sovereign capability’? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll recognise it as the term of the moment. It’s seen and...
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New South Wales’ new Information Commissioner and chief executive of the Information and Privacy Commission is Rachel McCallum, who moves over from her role at the NSW Electoral Commission....