Introducing a harsher data breach penalty regime without addressing the payment of cyber ransoms has created a “perfect storm” that could lead to reduced reporting of incidents, according to...
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Australia has managed to avoid a recession for the last 30 years and may well dodge the next one, with a leg up from the current spike in commodity...
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has called for an overhaul of the country’s merger laws, arguing they are currently unfit to deal with today’s issues, including...
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Telecommunications data access powers first granted to New South Wales’ prisons agency last year to combat crimes committed by inmates using smuggle mobile phones have been extended by the...
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Western Australia has begun developing digital credentials and associated features for its ServiceWA smartphone app after awarding a $3 million contract to two local firms. The 16-month contract was...
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The Albanese government should use the upcoming federal Budget to lift its focus on artificial intelligence, including by “fast-tracking” millions in grants that have been locked up for two...
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The Education department has turned to the peak university research translation industry group to measure commercialisation outcomes, funding its annual commercialisation survey and encouraging more universities to engage with...
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The Productivity Commission was a creation of John Howard and Peter Costello. They brought together the former Industries Commission with two other economic advisory agencies: the Bureau of Industry...
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Australian software startup Fivecast on Tuesday announced it had closed its AU$30 million Series A. The round, led by US cyber investment firm Ten Eleven, which counts Malcolm Turnbull...
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The new US national cyber strategy is shifting burdens and liabilities away from end users towards vendors and manufacturers. An expert cyber advisor to the Biden Administration says there...
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The Australian government’s knee-jerk decision this week to ban just TikTok, and just on government devices, is a case of a media release chasing a serious issue. Despite the...
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Supercapacitors, a livestock trading platform and low emissions cooling are among the latest recipients of Accelerating Commercialisation grants from the federal government, which the founders say remains crucial to...
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Home-grown battery manufacturer Gelion has continued its intellectual property buying spree with the purchase of a lithium-silicon-sulphur battery technology patent from the University of Sydney. The acquisition comes less...
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Australia’s competition watchdog is set to increase enforcement activities against banks that feed poor data into the Consumer Data Right following consultation with data recipients. In particular, “significant shortcomings”...