The Australian Taxation Office urged then-PwC boss Luke Sayers to “personally review the internal emails” in 2019 while raising concerns about the conduct of the firm’s tax division. The...
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The Albanese government has outlined a response to the PwC scandal that will focus on tax agents while wider changes for the consulting sector are considered. But experts say...
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Airwallex has called for a detailed timeline on the federal government’s payment system modernisation agenda to prevent more delays and ensure the fintech regulation does not slip further behind...
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Each Australian state is carving its path in digital identity, some embracing ISO standards while others choose different routes. The critical challenge is bridging these divergent paths to achieve...
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Processing technology developed by ANSTO and Lithium Australia to extract lithium from mine waste is one step closer to commercialisation after Perth-based mining company Mineral Resources committed $4.5 million...
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Leading catalytic renewables refinery researcher Professor Tianyi Ma is looking to commercialise his research team’s innovative techniques for hydrogen production and converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals. Professor Ma...
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Arthur Sinodinos is perhaps uniquely positioned among former politicians and public servants to identify specific threats and opportunities for Australia’s industrial base. A former Australian ambassador to the United...
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Conservation expert Professor Kerrie Wilson has been named Queensland’s new chief scientist after an almost year-long search by the state government. Professor Wilson, who is currently the Queensland University...
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The consulting firm that allegedly boasted of having unfettered access to senior Defence personnel has told Parliament it doesn’t get enough direction from the Defence department and needs more...
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Federal Health department deputy secretary Penny Shakespeare has been appointed to support the taskforce inquiring into potential breaches of the public service code in the wake of the Robodebt Royal...
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Responsibility for biometrics and identity policy in the federal government, as well as the controversial national facial recognition database that remains non-operational, will move under Attorney General Mark Dreyfus...
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Australia’s regulatory response to artificial intelligence is shaping up as a battleground for the Albanese government, with a divergence of views emerging from its two-month long consultation on the...
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Local companies have called on the federal government to aggressively support local dual-use technology exports to reach an internationally competitive scale, as a pathway to developing Defence capability. The...
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A panel of Australian-only defence industry suppliers should be created by the Department of Defence to support advanced capability and build supply chain resilience, two local firms have argued...