Making Australia a top 10 digital economy and society by 2030 arguably rests on the government pioneering and perfecting a national digital identity strategy that places strong emphasis on...
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The federal government has launched a $60 million grant program to support recycling technology innovation and advanced recycling techniques targeting hard-to-recycle plastics. The plastics technology stream of the Recycling...
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The Future Skills Organisation takes the reins of the Finance, Technology, and Business Jobs and Skills Council at a time when there is a need to “normalise” digital skills...
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Renewables remain the cheapest new source of electricity while nuclear power is forecast among the most expensive, as all energy sources face rising costs because of supply chain pressures....
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AUKUS technology transfer is one step closer to reality, with lawmakers in the United States approving draft legislation that incorporates reforms making it easier to issue defence export exemptions...
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Defence’s newly established Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) will spend at least its first six months devising problem statements and testing solutions with industry before launching its first mission...
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Consulting giant Deloitte has denied it used a “lowballing” tactic to gain an inside track on the government’s online services platform work after its subsequent contract tripled to $28...
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The Queensland state government has made a multi-million commitment to support green hydrogen exports as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces further progress on two hydrogen projects backed by investment from...
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An urgent problem for governments around the world in the digital age is how to tackle the harms caused by mis- and disinformation, and Australia is no exception. Together,...
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With Australia now set on a path of intensive re-industrialisation and tens of billions of targeted investment dollars being readied for deployment, attention has turned to identifying areas of...
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The future of Recharge Industries’ ambition to build a battery ‘gigafactory’ near Geelong remains mired in uncertainty after its parent company Scale Facilitation’s local office was raided by the...
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The Robodebt Royal Commission has raised serious questions about ongoing practices within government in relation to the data exchange, data matching and data warehousing that was used to justify...
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The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government has appointed seven members to its new Renewable Energy Innovation Fund Industry Advisory Board. The board will advise on the allocation of $19...
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The motley of laws and regulations that apply to robotics must be reviewed in order to pinpoint barriers and growth opportunities for the fledgling sector, the Defence Science and...