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WA commits $43 million for manufacturing projects

The Western Australian government has awarded grants worth $43 million for technology advanced manufacturing projects through its Investment Attraction Fund, a part of an ambitious drive to diversify the...

Govt moves on uni access, funding and governance

The Albanese government will dismantle a rule forcing university students that failed half their courses to pay up front as part of its response to bold changes proposed by...

Quantum startups land $7m funding from NSW government

The New South Wales government will pour nearly $7 million into three local quantum spinouts to help commercialise their hardware and software. Sydney-based firms Diraq, Q-CTRL and Quantum Brilliance...

Watchdog’s facial recognition probe ongoing after 12 months

Australia’s privacy watchdog is still investigating Bunnings and Kmart over the use of facial recognition technology on in-store CCTV footage more than 12 months after the controversial practice was...

‘Apprehended bias’: Court blocks SA nuclear waste dump

A controversial nuclear waste facility planned for South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula will not go ahead in its current form after Traditional Owners won a legal challenge to stop the...

Digital ID is a zero-trust battleground

Making Australia a top 10 digital economy and society by 2030 arguably rests on the government pioneering and perfecting a national digital identity strategy that places strong emphasis on...

$60m fund for plastics recycling technology opens

The federal government has launched a $60 million grant program to support recycling technology innovation and advanced recycling techniques targeting hard-to-recycle plastics. The plastics technology stream of the Recycling...

FSO to lead training rethink as digital skills take hold

The Future Skills Organisation takes the reins of the Finance, Technology, and Business Jobs and Skills Council at a time when there is a need to “normalise” digital skills...