Australia’s digital identity scheme remains “stuck between an old world and a new world” despite major changes to its technical design to improve fraud detection and boost adoption. That’s...
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The Department of Finance has launched a tool to track labour hire staff and management consultants across government, promising a new layer of integrity after a sprawl of temporary...
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NSW innovation minister Anoulack Chanthivong says moving the popular Sydney Startup Hub to Tech Central will give startups new opportunities to scale ideas and build world-class research links. In...
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Brisbane-based biotech company Eclipse Ingredients has launched with $7.2 million in funding after navigating a long and often grueling path from CSIRO research project to commercial spinout, an experience...
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The federal government’s $53 million program to subsidise on farm connectivity technology like antennas and Wi-Fi extenders is set to flip its generous rebates from tech suppliers to primary...
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The national audit office is mulling investigations into the Consumer Data Right, the digital identity scheme and the federal government’s oversight of new technologies, but an inquiry into the...
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The federal government has completed its investigation into whether Big Four consulting giant PwC should be allowed to resume bidding for new Commonwealth work in the wake of the...
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An Australian Navy ship has completed the first trial of a locally developed autonomous quantum sensor for navigation on a Defence platform, recording promising results to shore up GPS...
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The future of a $200 million Queensland battery testing and innovation centre promised three years ago hangs in the balance after the Crisafulli state government pulled its half of the...
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Gilmour Space Technologies has pushed back its latest test flight attempt by 10 days, owing to windy conditions at the site of its Bowen Orbital Spaceport in northern Queensland....
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A new industry-led advisory council has been set up by the Queensland government to strengthen the state’s manufacturing sector and lift supply chain resilience. The Queensland Manufacturing Advisory Council...
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Bunnings has claimed hard line interpretations of Australia’s privacy law are undermining the retail sector and is calling for reform after the regulator put a stop to its use...
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US President Donald Trump joined executives from some of the largest US tech and energy companies for a summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday as the administration prepares more measures...
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The Australian Defence Force will formally establish a purpose-built space operations workforce for the first time, recognising the growing strategic importance of space as a contested domain and expanding...