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eSafety Commissioner to register three adult content codes

eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says her office will register three industry-prepared online safety codes to protect children from exposure to pornography and age-inappropriate content. The codes, which cover...

UK may compel Google to change search rankings

Britain’s competition regulator said it may force Google to rank businesses more fairly in search results and offer alternative services to consumers, marking the first use of expanded powers...

eSafety, YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban

Australia’s internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen...

Qld tips $1.2bn into digital govt, sovereign development

Queensland will become the latest state to coordinate digital and IT investment through a centralised digital fund, announcing plans for a $1 billion Queensland Government Digital Fund. The new...

NSW pulls innovation lever in ‘pro-growth’ Budget

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s third Budget has sought to cement the state’s position as a hub for technology investment, as the government stares down flatlining productivity and business investment....

NSW expands SAP ERP consolidation to 100-plus agencies

The New South Wales government will expand its enterprise resources planning system consolidation across government, providing $160 million in Tuesday’s Budget for the work program. The new funding package...

TIO backs call for a digital platform dispute resolution scheme

The telecommunications complaints watchdog has welcomed calls from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to institute an external dispute resolution scheme aimed at digital platforms to ensure better...

We can chart our own path on AI regulation: ACTU

Australia can chart its own path on AI regulation and should not be compelled to follow the competing approaches of risk and safety-focused Europe or the hands-off US, ACTU...

How Australia can supercharge defence innovation efforts

‘High-tech trench warfare’ was an oxymoron – until Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On Ukraine’s battlefields, Cold War artillery meets 21st-century innovation. Shells fall while AI-enabled drones...

Canberra injects $12m into medical research translation centres

Australia’s health and medical research translation centres will each receive a $1 million boost from the federal government to continue work towards better health outcomes. Federal Health minister Mark...

SA partners with Boeing to boost aerospace skills pipeline

The South Australian government has struck an employer partner agreement with Boeing Defence Australia to help design learning programs for the Heights Technical College ahead of its opening next...

NSW Budget: $80m in startup support, data centre reform

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s state Budget this week will include the creation of a new Investment Delivery Authority and $80 million in new innovation funding to support startups. The...