New South Wales has the potential to be a global leader in using surplus renewable energy to create and export clean fuels and chemicals like green hydrogen and ammonia,...
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After a week and a half of Nationals Party meetings and negotiations, Australia’s Long-Term Emissions Reduction Plan has been released. David Havyatt asks whether the plan is worth all...
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We take a look at Sleeptite, a contender in the Medtech and Biotechnology category of the InnovationAus 2021 Awards for Excellence, as well as a People's Choice Award finalist.
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COVID-19 in Australia has done more than expose different government approaches to managing the pandemic and the challenges of our federation model. It has also exposed the way in...
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The federal government will again attempt to pass legislation criminalising the illegitimate re-identification of public sector data sets, despite its attempt to do this five years ago stalling due...
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Australia’s science agency has launched a new $7 million drill core research lab in Perth to analyse underground samples in the search for the critical minerals needed to power...
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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...
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The federal government is facing increased pressure to designate Facebook under the media bargaining code, with the competition watchdog boss saying he is “concerned” about the social media giant’s...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Legislation has been introduced to Parliament which would make social media firms liable for defamatory content posted on their platforms by a user if it is not removed within...
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The federal government has unveiled “landmark privacy legislation” which will increase penalties for breaches of privacy by social media firms and require a wide range of tech firms to...
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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...