The agency responsible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme accepted Salesforce’s bid to deliver a new customer relationship management system knowing it would be “significantly” more expensive than Microsoft,...
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A Labor-led parliamentary committee has called on government to consider policies that would retain more of the nation’s critical minerals for consumption by domestic industry, at a time when...
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Former Innovation minister Wyatt Roy, one of the primary architects of the Turnbull government’s signature National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA), will deliver the keynote address at the InnovationAus...
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Legislation introduced to the Queensland Parliament on Thursday will establish a mandatory data breach notification scheme for the state’s government agencies, addressing recommendations made half a decade ago. If...
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For Andre Luiten, the launch of Cryoclock was the culmination of more than 20 years of research and hard work. Dr Luiten completed his PhD in Western Australia from...
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Developing an electrolyser manufacturing facility in Western Australia could add $200 million to the state economy through associated services annually, according to a new business case. The study, undertaken...
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PwC’s spin off company Scyne got the green light from Canberra on Thursday to continue its predecessor’s government work and take its spot on the lucrative management advisory panel....
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Indigenous knowledge has been omitted as a standalone priority from a draft version of Australia’s new national science and research priorities, creating a “massive gap” that experts say will...
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Digital wallets and Buy Now Pay Later products are set to be regulated like existing payment systems, with the federal government issuing draft legislation to extend the reach of...
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Proposed laws that would allow authorities to use the federal government’s identity services to conduct one-to-many matches in very limited circumstances could be detrimental to the uptake of digital...
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A new Treasury unit set up by the Albanese government to forensically evaluate policy will start by looking at online employment services, a key part of the Commonwealth’s largest...
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Telstra has acquired Versent, a local tech consultancy that specialises in Amazon’s cloud services for $267.5 million. The deal announced on Wednesday will see the telco take full ownership...
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Quantum computing is set to revolutionise industries and everyday life, and Australia is leading the way on its development. To reach the scale needed, quantum computers need billions of...
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Hydrogen pipelines in Queensland will be regulated in the same way as fossil fuel gases after new legislative amendments were passed by the state Parliament, paving the way for...