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...
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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...
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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...
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Ministerial speeches at the start of a new tenure rarely change the course of history, but they do set the tone and expectations. When Senator Tim Ayres addressed the...
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The University of Sydney has broken ground on its new biomedical facility, which has soared by $150 million in costs since the announcement three years ago but could “change...
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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...
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A company that fabricates solar panels in Adelaide, folds them into shipping containers and then deploys them at solar farms 10 times faster than traditional installations will kick off...
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Victoria looks set to ramp up its use of artificial intelligence in regulatory decisions, with the state government revealing plans to use the technology to replace “outdated processes” as...
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In his first major address as Minister for Industry and Innovation, Tim Ayres on Wednesday pledged to deliver coordinated industrial policy that isn’t “shackled by dogma” and better link...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation is one of the five productivity pillars identified by Treasurer Jim Chalmers. In writing about how the new ministry...
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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...