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Computer vision keeps rangers safe at night

Bayside Council in Sydney had tried every available solution to try to curb dangerous driving along the waterfront. But nothing had worked, and dangerous and illegal driving, and anti-social...

It takes a village: Building our local tech ecosystem

In mid-2020, after the initial six-week lockdown, people were trying to make sense of what Covid-19 meant for the economy and society. What would we keep? What would return...

Experts to guide lagging digital ID program

Experts in service delivery, verification, privacy and inclusion have been brought in to guide the expansion of Australia’s digital ID program, now in its eighth year with more than...

IoT tech helping to keep this Sydney park cool

It may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but the use of Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to effectively air condition city parks is now a...

Mike Pezzullo kept on $915k salary as inquiry rolls on

Mike Pezzullo is still receiving his near $1 million salary despite being stood down as secretary to the Department of Home Affairs over concerns about his relationship with a...

McKinsey met with minister 22 times on cyber strategy

Home Affairs and Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil met with representatives from her former employer McKinsey & Co 22 times this year as it helped develop Australia’s upcoming cyber strategy....

German-Canadian consortium to deliver SA hydrogen plant

The South Australian government has named energy infrastructure firm ATCO and gas firm BOC as the preferred partners to deliver the core of its $593 million hydrogen jobs plan....

V2food takes alt-meat mainstream

Using cutting-edge technology and Australia’s best researchers, V2food has created what it has dubbed Version 2 of meat. The Australian company spun out of CSIRO now supplies its meat-free,...

A framework to redefine our national innovation mission

The development of Australia’s innovation capability is connected to the pressing need for environmental sustainability due to global warming, and rising security concerns stemming from reliance on supply chains...