The federal government has launched its On Farm Connectivity Program in a bid to boost the productivity, growth and sustainability of Australia’s primary industries using smart farming technology. Equipment...
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I won’t waste your time. We have 26 years to reach net zero. Let that sink in. What I do want to spend time on is what Rux Energy...
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Every day an estimated 328.77 million terabytes of data is created. This equates to 120 zettabytes being created this year, or 120 trillion gigabytes. Useful trends and patterns can...
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When Dr Sarah McDonald was 31 weeks pregnant in 2013, she spent a week in hospital ahead of undergoing a C-section. During this time, she was monitored with a...
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A long-running project to replace TAFE NSW’s student management system remains incomplete more than five years after it began, with the public training provider missing the planned completion last...
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Monday marks the return of Spark Festival, one of New South Wales’ largest tech sector gatherings which boasts a week long celebration of entrepreneurship via a multitude of in-person...
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Australia is at risk of being left out of global supply chains without an industrial policy framework tailored to the energy transition, according to innovation specialist Professor Roy Green,...
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Of all the regulatory issues involving technology being considered by the federal government right now, the challenges of artificial intelligence are the most vexing, Australian Information Industry Association chief...
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Deakin University has appointed former school of humanities and social sciences head Professor Matthew Clarke as its deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation. Professor Clarke has been acting in...
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Currently, animals like rats and mice are used to test the safety and efficacy of new drugs. This process has a failure rate of more than 99 per cent...
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Calls for the federal government to address Australia’s outdated privacy regime have intensified, with digital rights advocates and researchers demanding urgent action in a new open letter. It comes...
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Across a number of farms in Western Australia, small digital tags are being placed on more than 200,000 pigs. These tags facilitate the live monitoring of livestock, enabling location...
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Nuclear energy has been the subject of much recent discussion due on the one hand to Australia’s AUKUS pillar one acquisition of nuclear powered, conventionally armed submarines, and on...
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Inbound legislation on digital identity is poised to change the fabric of Australian society, but not without raising complex questions about human inclusion, particularly for First Nations and under-documented...