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Local quantum leader Q-CTRL lands Salesforce backing

Australian quantum startup Q-CTRL plans to add 40 more staff this year after securing an additional A$38.5 million funding in an expanded series B announced Wednesday that includes Salesforce...

Govt shunned own CMS for Adobe myGov features left idle

The federal government shunned its own website content management system in favour of Adobe when myGov was redeveloped due to its “limited functionality”, only to leave Adobe’s content personalisation...

Australia deepens ties with Netherlands on green hydrogen

The federal government is continuing to back green hydrogen exports, signing a new memorandum of understanding with the Dutch government. Climate Change and Energy minister Chris Bowen signed a...

Ayres on the govt’s $15bn ‘re-industrialisation’ plan

The Albanese government’s $15 billion plan to re-industrialise Australia with advanced manufacturing and critical technologies will recast the private sector into “genuine partners” that help solve national challenges, according...

Govt pledges $12m to restore interactive games fund

The Albanese government will restore the Australian Interactive Games Fund (AIGF) almost a decade after it was cut by the former Abbott government, pledging an initial investment of $12...

ACS records biggest surplus in a decade

The Australian Computer Society recorded its biggest surplus in a decade last financial year, netting gains of more than $7 million as revenue from its professional recognition scheme hit...

$32m extension to Tax Office cyber deal

The Tax Office has renewed its main cybersecurity support deal with Macquarie Telecom’s government arm at a cost of $32.7 million, as it battles as many as three million...

$50m awarded to scale Australian-German hydrogen projects

Four Australian hydrogen supply chain projects will share in $50 million in grant funding through the German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator (HyGATE) initiative. Under the program, launched under...

Drones to the rescue: Policy priorities to deliver

Industry and governments are continually looking for efficiencies – opportunities to improve safety and productivity, while reducing environmental impact, response times and costs. One of the biggest challenges to...

Cybersecurity is both a long game and a short game

There is a central imperative in cybersecurity that is all about the immediate – to detect and respond to cyber threats as they emerge, very often in real time....