A government-led Parliamentary committee has called for statutory requirements around social media algorithmic transparency, potential regulation of end-to-end encryption and continued scrutiny of Big Tech companies. The House of...
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More than $450 million in funding for Australia’s critical minerals industry has been unveiled by the federal government in an effort to reduce reliance on China, including $240 million...
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The federal Opposition has backed growing calls from industry for a Council of Technology Regulators to be established to address the “ad hoc” nature of tech policy development in...
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Pay-day loan companies and other non-bank lenders will be added to Australia’s data portability scheme under the federal government’s plan to expand the Consumer Data Right across the finance...
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More funding and a fairer procurement process are needed to support the local HealthTech sector, according to a new report published by the industry body. Alongside five recommendations, the...
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During his visit to Western Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the state would receive $4.3 billion for a naval precinct upgrade. WA will get its first large-vessel...
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Digital rights groups have blasted Facebook’s latest commitment to clean up the federal election as a “bandaid” measure framed in a way to avoid more scrutiny of the company’s...
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A billion-dollar renewable energy park will be established in Victoria through a partnership between the federal government’s green bank, a superannuation fund and an investment fund. The Clean Energy...
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Consulting multinational McKinsey will be paid nearly $2 million over just two months to continue working on the federal government’s simplified trade system project, bringing its total bill for...
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Some of Australia’s most esteemed defamation lawyers have called on the federal government to scrap its controversial “anti-trolling” bill, saying it has “significant defects” and would likely leave victims...
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s 2022 Federal Budget is shaping as a colossus of the genre. Election years always ratchet up expectations, but with reports of a government war chest worth...
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BlueScope Steel has been awarded $55 million from the federal government’s flagship manufacturing grant program to part-fund the redevelopment of its advanced manufacturing precinct near Wollongong. The precinct includes...
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New South Wales needs a more strategic and holistic approach to talent attraction, according to a new state productivity council report which warns that Sydney could slip further behind...
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Privacy and security experts have called on the ABC to halt its switch to mandatory user accounts at the eleventh hour, warning that the public broadcaster has failed to...