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Drones suspended at Home Affairs as Chinese tech fears grow

Chinese technology fears are growing across the federal government, with Border Force joining Defence in suspending the use of drones from a Shenzhen-based manufacturer on security grounds. Representatives from...

CSIRO-backed hydrogen storage firm raises $7.5m

Modular hydrogen power bank producer Endua has raised $7.5 million, including from the state-owned Queensland Investment Corporation and returning investor Main Sequence Ventures. The Brisbane-based startup’s hydrogen power banks...

Meta fined record $2bn by EU data regulators

Meta has been fined nearly $2 billion by European regulators and ordered to stop transferring the personal Facebook data of EU citizens back to the US in a landmark...

Dismay over handling of Defence innovation reboot

Local defence innovators have reacted with alarm to the initial structure proposed for the new $3.4 billion Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator, aimed at getting technology outcomes for Defence moving...

Dominello joins Tech Council board as Roy steps down

Former NSW digital government minister Victor Dominello will take a seat on the Tech Council of Australia board, replacing inaugural board member and former federal assistant innovation minster Wyatt...

Australia’s US space tech treaty locked in

Australia and the US have agreed in principle to a new space technology sharing agreement two years after negotiations began and just weeks after the Albanese government slashed $77...

Qld ‘new industries’ strategy targets global decarbonisation

The Queensland government has unveiled the bare bones of a renewed industrial strategy that targets growth industries critical to global decarbonisation, heavily focused on the state’s traditional industry strengths....

An answer to our troubled health system

To truly reform our health system, we must transform the way our healthcare is delivered. And the answer, according to the Minister for Health, lies in embracing digital health technology....

Gig Guide: Qld gets a new digital minister

Queensland’s Digital Economy minister Leeanne Enoch lost oversight of the portfolio in Thursday’s Cabinet reshuffle, with the state government’s digital duties now the responsibility of Mark Bailey. Mr Bailey,...

‘Politically rushed’ AUKUS deal must be investigated

Greens Senators, former Labor ministers, academic experts and retired senior defence personnel are demanding an investigation of the origins and feasibility of the AUKUS arrangement, including whether the strategic...

Taking Queensland’s regional smarts to the world

Late last year, Julia Spicer became the country’s first chief entrepreneur to be based outside of a capital city.  Ms Spicer, who runs Engage & Create Consulting and The...

Pathway to IoT self-regulation clears as IP registered

A locally developed cybersecurity certification scheme that aims to make self-regulation in the operation technology and internet of things industries a feasible reality has been registered as a trademark...