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NASA rockets set for landmark NT blast off

For the first time since 1995 NASA rockets will launch from Australia later this month in an attempt to investigate science phenomena only observable from the southern hemisphere. The...

Innovation Papers: A policy forum for policy ideas

Australia’s tech and innovation leadership from across from industry, research and government will present policy papers in front of peers and policymakers at a special forum at the National...

Labor told to be bold in manufacturing rebuild

Labor has a rare opportunity to give Australian manufacturing the attention it needs by designing bold capability and capacity policies with runways of a decade or more, according to...

Class action looms over NDIS third party data breach

A class action lawsuit will potentially be launched following the breach of an NDIS third party client management system which saw a “large volume” of highly sensitive health data...

Govt looks for more foreign investment in Australian MedTech

The federal government will look to attract more foreign investment in Australian medical technology companies with the help of consulting giant Deloitte. Austrade recently awarded US-based multinational Deloitte a...

Like the gig economy, crypto gaming can be deeply exploitative

Video games are increasingly incorporating blockchains, the decentralised databases that underpin cryptocurrencies, as well as NFTs and other “digital assets”. New games are emerging expressly to support blockchain technology,...

New Australian govt urged to back vaccine IP waiver

Human rights and medical organisations have urged the new Labor government to back stronger action on vaccine waivers on the world stage in order to improve access for developing...

myGov: Untangling the govt digital service hairball

The SMH published an article over the weekend that included some observations from the new Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten on his recent poor experiences using MyGov. This...

Big Tech to review voluntary misinformation code

A review has been launched into the Big Tech misinformation code a year after it came into effect, but the global giants have already flagged they are likely to...

Liberal deputy Sussan Ley named as shadow Industry minister

Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley has been named as the shadow minister for Industry, Skills, Training in Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s shadow ministry announced on Sunday. Ms Ley will...

Deakin Trailblazer hands 20% of funds to Recharge Industries

Deakin University has awarded one-fifth of its $50 million University Trailblazer grant, received from the federal government last month, to Geelong-based Recharge Industries, a portfolio company of Scale Facilitation....