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Australia-US CLOUD Act treaty clears final roadblock

The federal government has been given the all-clear to ratify a treaty with the United States that will expedite the sharing of data for law enforcement purposes after the...

CSIRO chief scientist tapped for national robotics tilt

The government appointments to the National Robotics Strategy Advisory Committee were announced on Tuesday, with CSIRO chief scientist Professor Bronwyn Fox to lead an eight-person group of field experts...

Govt intervention needed to revamp regional telecommunications

Government intervention is urgently needed to revamp the telecommunications market in regional and rural areas. Failure to act could set back telecommunications competition in regional and rural areas. The...

Leapfrogging cyber hurdles for small businesses

Private and public sector discussions intensify around cybersecurity threats to small businesses (SMBs) in Australia, with ransomware attacks up by 15 per cent annually.  As cyber criminals increasingly target...

CSIRO calls for carbon sequestration technologies plan

CSIRO has recommended establishing a carbon sequestration technology steering group at the cost of up to $5 million to consult on and advise the government on investments and policy...

PwC lands $3.7m deal to revamp APS data tool

A decades old employment data tool that holds sensitive information on 815,000 public servants will be redeveloped on an accelerated schedule by consultants under a $3.7 million contract. Consulting...

Long term investment pays off for Australian quantum sector

Australia’s leadership in quantum computing and quantum science today isn’t an accident. It is the result of over sixty years of investment in the physical sciences in our universities...

A raw nerve exposed at the heart of govt tech refresh

The referral of the dismal Parliamentary Expenses Management System (PEMS) project to the Auditor-General’s office for closer inspection has exposed a raw nerve at the heart of what was...

Decolonising innovation at ANU: Gandaywarra

Hoping to amplify First Nations voices in the innovation ecosystem, former Cicada Innovations director Michelle Jasper has founded Gandaywarra, the Australian National University’s First Nation’s Innovation Hub. It will...

Gig Guide: Kathryn Campbell heads AUKUS office

Kathryn Campbell, the former head of the Department of Human Services when the robodebt scheme was devised and deployed, is reportedly leading the AUKUS Joint Program Office at the Department...

BCG govt work still growing after pandemic jump

Federal government contracts with Boston Consulting Group grew by another seven per cent in the last financial year after an explosion of government work during the pandemic, thanks in...