A Gippsland-based initiative to make clean hydrogen from coal using carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies will be commercialised following a $2.35 billion commitment from the Japanese government. The funding...
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Australians need privacy and procedural fairness rights enshrined in federal law to protect against authorities’ increasing use of technology that invades privacy and automates decision making, the Australian Human...
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Technology Council of Australia chief executive Kate Pounder says there are long-term structural issues keeping the number of women in technical roles in the sector frustratingly low and outside...
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In-house threat hunters based in regional New South Wales uncovered and remediated more than 22,000 vulnerabilities in state government and local council systems last year through proactive monitoring. That’s...
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told Parliament he is confident the National Reconstruction Fund bill will pass, describing the landmark reform as “one of the biggest ever investments in...
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The largest provider of data centre services to the federal government has publicly revealed its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time but is continuing its fight to have...
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A bipartisan bill to increase funding for research commercialisation sailed through the Senate on Monday night and the House on Tuesday, paving the way for around $500 million to...
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Atlassian will cut 500 jobs from its workforce, joining other tech giants like Microsoft, Google and IBM, although the founders claim the decision is not a ‘financially driven reduction’....
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Deadline extended to 28 April 2023 Australian industrial policy is at a crossroads, with an active public discussion underway that seeks to map the nation’s domestic capability across a...
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A parliamentary technological assessment office to enhance and coordinate Australian tech policy should be established, according to digital economy observer and Liberal backbencher Aaron Violi. In an interview with...
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A ban on the dumping of end-of-life solar panels in landfill is among 33 proposals being considered in the Queensland government’s e-products draft action plan, which seeks to maximise...
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The Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner handpicked by the Morrison government two months before the election has resigned just a year into the job, saying he does not have...
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The Department of Defence is tipping $1.7 million into two university research projects to develop a machine learning algorithm for wearable devices and use AI to unscramble data. The...
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NSW Labor will cut government spending on external contractors by 25 per cent and use the $1.6 billion in savings to improve essential services like education and health if...