News

Victoria moves to block police from COVID check-in data

The QR code check-in data of Victorians will be shielded from law enforcement under the state government’s new pandemic bill, revealed publicly on Tuesday. The Pandemic Bill, released public...

AUKUS brings ‘huge multiplier effect’ to local industry

The AUKUS agreement to build nuclear powered submarines in South Australia will bring a “huge multiplier effect” to local industries and technology development in Australia, according the US company...

New DTA CEO Chris Fechner fronts Senate Estimates

New Digital Transformation Agency CEO Chris Fechner has fronted Senate Estimates for the first time, confirming the agency’s move away from service delivery during a late night appearance plagued...

Govt mulls direct right of action for privacy breaches

A direct right of action for individuals subject to a privacy breach, a statutory tort of privacy and an end to the exemption for political parties are being considered...

$60m cybersecurity skills fund opens for applications

Science and Technology minister Melissa Price has used the opening session of Australian Cyber Week to announce that government is now taking Round Two applications for grants under the...

The economic argument for accelerated SaaS migration

It has become almost a cliché to talk about the accelerated digital transformation of businesses and governments that has come about as a result of the pandemic. As we...

LeoLabs and Ampcontrol bid for space junk tracking radar

Ampcontrol and LeoLabs Australia have unveiled a consortium that aims to build surveillance radars “to catapult Australia into a space surveillance superpower.” Ampcontrol is the country’s largest privately-held electrical engineering...

CSIRO spin-out Quasar is building world-leading satellite tech

One of the great joys of scientific innovation is looking at an existing technology and envisioning a completely novel application outside its original purpose. Quasar Satellite Technologies is a...

PM declined to lead innovation recovery

Prime Minister Scott Morrison declined a COVID-19 Commission recommendation to lead the innovation policies that would drive Australian industry’s economic recovery from the pandemic, according to the government adviser...

Facebook whistleblower warns federal MPs

The whistleblower who testified to US congress earlier this month that Facebook is putting “profits before people” has urged Australian politicians to regulate the tech giant because it has...

Tech Council is on board for the Australian Hero

The newly formed Technology Council of Australia, which includes the nation’s largest and most successful tech companies as founding members, will sponsor the top prize – the Australian Hero...