Australia is on the “precipice” of an electric vehicle boom, but the federal government needs to change its policy settings to take advantage of the momentum, with sales nearly...
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Telstra continues to deepen its credentials as an integrated Industry 4.0 service provider with the acquisition of two Internet of Things specialists – Perth-based Alliance Automation and Brisbane’s Aqura...
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The Defence Force has begun making digital twins of its airbases, with global consultants McKinsey being paid $6.4 million over less than eight months to develop a prototype model...
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Sponsored: There has never been more pressure on governments around the world at all levels to deliver digital services effectively and seamlessly. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the...
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Despite the necessary legislation not having been passed, the federal government is “streamrolling” ahead with its plan to launch a national facial recognition database and is already on the...
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Despite the Australian Securities and Investments Commission being hit by a cyber-attack just over a year ago, along with several other high profile ransomware attacks in the last few...
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Acting Education Minister Stuart Robert has named a shortlist of proposals from eight universities competing to become commercial research hubs under the federal government’s $242.7 million Trailblazer Universities program....
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Australia’s investors want the next budget to return immigration to normal levels and introduce a tax rebate for software and digital capability investments to help companies stay competitive in...
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The NSW government has appointed new secretaries for Treasury and the newly-formed Department of Enterprise Investment and Trade secretary, while a new Chinese ambassador has been named for Canberra....
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Drone detection and countermeasure company DroneShield has announced the upgrading of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine that supports its RF drone and autonomous systems detection devices. The Australian/US company...
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The New South Wales Government has offered to subsidise eligible technology companies’ rental costs at Tech Central by nearly $2 million each in a bid to attract scale ups...
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Australia’s peak science lobby has called on government to “double down” on its research and development investment to raise it to 3 per cent of GDP in order to...
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A $14 million Defence research precinct has opened in Brisbane to facilitate collaborative research on hypersonic technology between industry, universities, and international partners. The precinct can accommodate more than...
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Investment NSW chief executive Amy Brown will oversee the state government’s wider innovation-led economic development as secretary of the newly formed Department of Enterprise Investment and Trade from Monday....