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No new funding for national cybersecurity office

The national office being stood up by the federal government to coordinate its cyber security efforts and respond to incidents will operate without any additional funding initially, the Department...

Robotics strategy delayed as discussion paper launches

Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has opened up consultations on the development of Australia’s first National Robotics Strategy, which is expected to include a focus on filling robotics...

Legacy tech poses ‘significant risk’ to Medicare system: Review

The federal government should urgently consider options to replace the legacy technology underpinning the Medicare payments system to address fraud and non-compliance by doctors, according to a government-commissioned independent...

Defence to develop high energy laser manufacturing capability

A high energy laser manufacturing capability will be developed in South Australia in a collaboration between United Kingdom-based QinetiQ and the Defence Science and Technology Group. The Department of...

Optus, Medibank breaches the ‘tip of the iceberg’: O’Neil

Australia’s two most high profile cyber incidents that exposed millions of people’s personal information are only the “tip of the iceberg”, Cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil said on Tuesday, warning...

TikTok banned on government devices

TikTok will be banned on Australian government-issued devices over cyber security and foreign interference fears, following similar bans of the Chinese social media platform by other Five Eyes nations....

Lithium exports triple to $19bn in a year

The value of Australian lithium exports are expected to triple in real-terms this financial year, from $5.2 billion to $18.6 billion, according to the latest figures published by the...

Tech giants in govt’s tax reform firing line

Tech giants moving the “apparent location” of their “bits and bytes” production to minimise tax will face tighter rules under the Albanese government’s multinational tax reform package, which took...

Online age verification ‘roadmap’ with government

A roadmap charting a way forward on Australia’s proposed mandatory age verification regime for online pornography has been delivered to the federal government after almost two years of development...