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Gig Guide: ACT govt names Energy Innovation Fund advisers

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government has appointed seven members to its new Renewable Energy Innovation Fund Industry Advisory Board. The board will advise on the allocation of $19...

Defence scientists want ‘stocktake’ of robotics laws

The motley of laws and regulations that apply to robotics must be reviewed in order to pinpoint barriers and growth opportunities for the fledgling sector, the Defence Science and...

Sovereign AI key to Australia’s robotics success: Researchers

Australia must significantly lift its investment in robotics-related artificial intelligence research to build out a sovereign robotics industry, according to 14 of the nation’s leading experts in the field....

Uni researchers stood down over foreign interference risk

Australian university researchers had their pay frozen and were banned from applying for future grants because of foreign interference and national security concerns held by government agencies. An audit...

DTA loses digital ID program responsibilities

The Department of Finance has assumed control of the federal government $600 million-plus digital identity program, taking policy duties from the Digital Transformation Agency in the latest carve up...

Origin Energy hydrogen hub grant grows by $29m

A grant agreement for the development of an Origin Energy-led green hydrogen hub in the Hunter Valley has been signed for around 70 per cent more than had been...

Big Tech concerns with misinformation laws ‘valid’: ACMA

Big Tech concerns with proposed misinformation and disinformation laws that will grant new powers to the Australian Communications and Media Authority are “very valid”, according to the regulator’s chair...

Rio Tinto gets $32m grant for hydrogen pilot

Rio Tinto and Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation have secured a $32.1 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to advance a hydrogen pilot project aiming to decarbonise alumina...

Govt to receive strategy for ‘authoritarian tech vendors’

The Department of Home Affairs is preparing advice for the Albanese government on the risks of “authoritarian vendors” after departments spent the last six months ripping out security equipment...

NSW to build out digital twin features

New South Wales’ digital twin will undergo extensive work over the next 12 months to bring to life its next set of features, with the state government to enlist...