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Origin Energy hydrogen hub grant grows by $29m

A grant agreement for the development of an Origin Energy-led green hydrogen hub in the Hunter Valley has been signed for around 70 per cent more than had been...

Big Tech concerns with misinformation laws ‘valid’: ACMA

Big Tech concerns with proposed misinformation and disinformation laws that will grant new powers to the Australian Communications and Media Authority are “very valid”, according to the regulator’s chair...

Rio Tinto gets $32m grant for hydrogen pilot

Rio Tinto and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation have secured a $32.1 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to advance a hydrogen pilot project aiming to decarbonise alumina...

Govt to receive strategy for ‘authoritarian tech vendors’

The Department of Home Affairs is preparing advice for the Albanese government on the risks of “authoritarian vendors” after departments spent the last six months ripping out security equipment...

NSW to build out digital twin features

New South Wales’ digital twin will undergo extensive work over the next 12 months to bring to life its next set of features, with the state government to enlist...

Public sector technology is failing the public interest

In the preface to the Report of the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes reflects on how she was startled at the ‘myriad’ of ways...

Quantum startup to develop sensors for AUKUS forces

Local quantum firm Q-CTRL is developing quantum sensors for Australia and its AUKUS partners in one of the first tests of the defence force’s new approach to capability acquisition...

Digital health sector growth tempers amid economic headwinds

Digital health firms pulled back on expansionary activities last financial year as “economic headwinds” made it harder to access capital, according to a new industry sentiment report by commercialisation...

Digital ID to replace JPs in govt stat dec overhaul

Australians will be able to use a digital identity to witness documents online before the end of the year, removing the need for time-consuming visits to a Justice of...

New misinformation laws could be ‘abused’: Meta

Misinformation laws proposed by the Albanese government to hold social media platforms to account for harmful content on their platforms could inadvertently be “abused” to the detriment of free...

Gig Guide: Inaugural Digital Victoria CEO departs

Digital Victoria’s inaugural chief executive Michael McNamara has left the government digital unit to become Australia Post’s new executive general manager of digital technology and data. Mr McNamara leaves...

SA lawmakers to examine AI framework

South Australian lawmakers will use a new parliamentary inquiry to examine whether the state is well placed to seize on the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence while mitigating the...

Generative AI banned from research grant assessments

The Australian Research Council has banned grant assessors from using generative AI tools in their assessment activities just days after reports emerged that ChatGPT had been used in assessor...