Australia’s largest workers’ group has launched a push to tighten artificial intelligence regulations, including requiring employers to guarantee job security and retraining opportunities. The Australian Council of Trade Unions...
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Australia’s innovation system is constrained by a persistent failure to translate world-class research into industrial capability and commercial outcomes. Drawing lessons from the German city of Kaiserslautern and its...
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China’s artificial intelligence companies have announced two new industry alliances, aiming to develop a domestic ecosystem to reduce dependence on foreign tech as they seek to cope with US...
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Renewables are the lowest cost new electricity generation technology in Australia, the national science agency has reaffirmed, while nuclear would be from two to six times as expensive. The...
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One of Queensland’s largest super funds will direct $50 million towards innovative startups under a new investment mandate designed to drive productivity. The mandate will see Brighter Super work...
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The federal government’s ambitious data sharing scheme failed to ever get going and must be overhauled, a draft review has found, paving the way for more entities to enter the...
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Big Four consulting giant EY will continue its lucrative data work for the tax office under a new deal worth more than $11 million. The Australian Taxation Office has...
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Australia could reap more than $7 billion each year by reforming uncompetitive R&D tax settings, according to new economic modelling commissioned by the Business Council of Australia, Atlassian and...
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The telecommunications industry’s peak body – Communications Alliance – has unveiled a radical restructure under new chief executive Luke Coleman that sharpens its policy focus on carriers rather than...
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China has said on Saturday that it wants to create an organisation to foster global cooperation on artificial intelligence, positioning itself as an alternative to the US as the...
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Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, according...
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Australian defence manufacturers have received $17.3 million in grants through the latest round of the Defence Industry Development Grants Program to build sovereign industrial capabilities. The grants will help...
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The federal Opposition will await the outcome of a court challenge against the election result in the Sydney seat of Bradfield before appointing a new shadow assistant minister for...
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A sweeping leadership shake-up at the Department of Home Affairs has reshaped its top executive team, cementing a stronger focus on national security, digital infrastructure and multicultural affairs. The...