The government’s planned upgrade of Australia’s privacy law has been backed by the national regulator and cautiously welcomed by advocates and the tech sector after years of debate. The...
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The federal government has agreed to most of the recommendations in a landmark review of Australia’s privacy law to bring it into the digital age, including a right to...
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Australia and France have signed a pact to work more closely on critical minerals supply chains, as the European Union looks to reduce its dependency on China for lithium...
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Quantum technologies will be as disruptive as the generative artificial intelligence wave that swept the world in the last year, Australia’s chief scientist said on Thursday, while revealing the...
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KPMG has been accused of treating the Senate with contempt after a new document appeared to show the consulting firm had been ‘power mapping’ more than 70 public servants...
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Twitter has disabled a feature allowing users to report potentially misleading information on the social media platform, just weeks out from the vote for constitutional recognition of First Nations...
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New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has created a new portfolio to drive a domestic manufacturing boost in the state by redirecting procurement dollars towards local opportunities. The portfolio...
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US regulators have launched a long-anticipated antitrust case against Amazon, alleging that the tech giant is illegally maintaining monopoly power by stifling ecommerce competition and exploiting sellers on its...
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A global leader in brain-computer neural interfaces, an electric airplane manufacturer, and a data trust by design expert are our three finalists for the 2023 Paul Shetler Disrupter of...
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Olivia Orchowski had been working as a personal trainer and coach for a decade, but was irked that she still wasn’t offered much real understanding of her own body....
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Online platforms Facebook, TikTok and Twitter are allowing misinformation about the Voice to Parliament to run as paid advertisements, raising fresh questions about content moderation ahead of new regulator...
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AI robotics innovator Advanced Navigation has launched a manufacturing facility in Sydney to ramp up production of world-leading technology that will help guide lunar landers back to the Moon...
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Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell will be the 13th Vice-Chancellor of Australian National University and the first woman to lead the institution in its 77-year history. She replaces the outgoing...
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A world-first ‘atlas’ of technology regulation plotting thousands of laws, regulations and government documents for researchers, industry and policymakers has been launched by the Tech Policy Design Centre. Covering...