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‘Nobbled’ DTA languishing under Finance

Opposition services minister Paul Fletcher says the Digital Transformation Agency’s role has been diminished as part of a backwards step on government technology and digital services that will need...

Govt warned on use of AI as ‘decision making authority’

Clauses in existing legislation that let Commonwealth departmental secretaries outsource ‘decision-making authority’ to computers is like leaving a “hand grenade with the pin out”, a regulation and governance specialist...

Larry Marshall on board at Fortescue to help guide tech

On a day of dramatic senior leadership changes at Fortescue Metals Group, former CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. Fortescue Metals...

Australia’s future depends on systems, not silos

The National Reconstruction Fund is about to deploy $15 billion into the types of deep technologies capable of safeguarding our future economy. Yet this $15 billion is just the...

AIIA urges govt to use tech budget to reach net zero goal

The carbon footprint of the federal government’s vast technology estate should be measured as a first step toward incentivising agencies to redirect billions in spending to energy-efficient clouds and...

University spin-outs should not be an NRF focus: Dalidakis

Technology companies that are spun-out from deep-pocketed universities should not be an investment focus for the National Reconstruction Fund, according to former Victorian minister for small business, innovation and...

Australian news sites open to AI crawlers

Most of the world’s biggest online publishers are not blocking bots from crawling their content to train generative AI, with some notable exceptions including the ABC and Australia’s regional...

Gig Guide: ARC finds new STEM director

The Australian Research Council has appointed Professor Gavin Reid as its executive director for mathematics, physics, chemistry, and earth sciences. Professor Reid is a bioanalytical chemist at the University...

It’s time for the government to act on digital ID

Imagine if you could choose to have a digital identity established with a ‘trusted digital identity provider’ — and use that to apply for a passport, mobile phone, bank...