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DTA won’t reveal true cost of Canberra’s AWS mega-deal

A federal government decision to withhold the cost of its latest three-year cloud mega-deal with Amazon Web Services has sparked transparency concerns and criticism that it has been strong-armed...

‘Crazy’ to regulate AI, Mike Cannon-Brookes warns

Atlassian co-founder and chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes has warned that regulating artificial intelligence “at such an early stage… seems crazy” and for governments to focus instead on the downstream...

Advanced Navigation sets ‘defining standard for autonomy’

Australian autonomous systems outfit Advanced Navigation has successfully demonstrated a new hybrid system for super accurate navigation in GPS-denied environments. The company says the demonstration proves that its new...

Adult content codes redrafted after eSafety pushback

Local tech industry groups have lodged a set of revised online safety codes designed to protect children from exposure to pornography and age-inappropriate content after earlier drafts were knocked...

Victoria to create $150m investment fund

The Victorian government will create a $150 million fund to help secure private sector investment in priority sectors like advanced manufacturing, defence and health technologies. Victorian Treasurer Jaclyn Symes...

David Elliot on tech capability and procurement reform

David Elliot has been agitating for public sector procurement reforms that would make it easier for small Australian technology companies to sell to the federal government for 20 years....

SA govt gets to work on AI strategy

A South Australian artificial intelligence strategy is under development to boost investment and adoption of the technology in what is arguably already an Australian stronghold. A nation-first AI Capability...

Mookhey to elevate tech in ‘bigger picture’ Budget

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey on Monday flagged faster project development times and more government support for the tech sector in next month’s state Budget as he looks to arrest...