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Digital ID is a zero-trust battleground

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...

$60m fund for plastics recycling technology opens

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...

FSO to lead training rethink as digital skills take hold

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...

US committee green-lights reforms for AUKUS tech sharing

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...

No Defence accelerator missions for six months

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...

Leveraging but not lowballing: Deloitte defends myGov work

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...

$8.5m to ready Qld port for hydrogen exports

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...

Gig Guide: ACT govt names Energy Innovation Fund advisers

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...

Defence scientists want ‘stocktake’ of robotics laws

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...