News

FifthDomain takes out Cyber Award for talent platform

Canberra-based firm FifthDomain has taken out the Innovation2023 Award for Excellence in Cybersecurity for its innovative efforts to address the skills gap in the sector. The InnovationAus 2023 Awards...

Lumi.Media wins Creative Tech Award

Sydney-based tech firm Lumi.Media has won the InnovationAus 2023 Award for Excellence in Creative Tech and Software for its all-in-one project management platform for television productions. The InnovationAus 2023...

The AI enigma: Marles and Husic at Bletchley Park

President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI regulation announced on Monday in the US fairly gazumped the Global AI Safety Summit being hosted by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

Software dominates RDTI claims

Nearly half of the registrations for research and development tax breaks in Australia are now for software, but the government will persist without a specialised scheme for the sector...

NSW govt axes manufacturing commissioner

The Minns government has quietly cut the role of Modern Manufacturing Commissioner, ending the tenure of Lisa Emerson after just one year and raising more questions about the state’s...

Blue-sky research funding falls to two-decade low

Grant funding through Australia’s flagship fundamental research scheme has fallen to its lowest level in more than two decades, even as modelling shows the economic benefit of the long-running...

CSIRO opens R&D funding program to more SMEs

Research and development grants awarded through the CISRO’s Kick-Start program will now be accessible to larger small and medium-sized enterprises, with firms earning up to $10 million now eligible for...

Materials science: Shaping the future of manufacturing

Materials play a crucial role in the evolution of manufacturing by forming the foundation of every product and innovation. Progress in material science and engineering has paved the way...

Humanetix puts care at the heart of decision-making

It was clear the system used by the Jindalee Aged Care centre was not up to scratch. The 180-bed facility was still using paper for the day-to-day care records...

Popular NSW grant program gets reviewed a second time

A second review of the popular MVP Ventures program is underway just weeks after the grant was saved from the scrap heap by the New South Wales government, leaving...

Space launch treaty is an economic ‘nothingburger’

The space collaboration treaty between the US and Australia last week might encourage more foreign launches from Australian soil, but it does not enable technology transfer and as a...

Use Modern Slavery Act for AI data oversight: Cybersecurity CRC

Australia’s modern slavery laws present an opportunity to stop artificial intelligence models from spreading misinformation, according to a new report that warns state actors and cyber criminals could “poison”...