The NSW government will use an app with facial recognition and geolocation technology to police a pilot of seven-day home quarantine for fully vaccinated overseas arrivals. The pilot, which...
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Autonomous robots being used today in dangerous precision blasting work in Chile started in an engineer’s backyard in Brisbane six years ago. But getting to this point – an...
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As we head into summer, our high electricity demand season, it is time to reflect on exactly how well our electricity supply is tracking.
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The national science agency has added a local quantum expert to lead a major portfolio, Accenture has poached its rivals’ partners and Defence has picked the universities and contractors...
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Victoria’s controversial electric vehicle tax will be challenged in the High Court by two drivers who argue that the state lacks the constitutional power to levy a road user...
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The federal government’s surprise decision to scrap a $90 billion submarine project for a new one based on closer ties with the US and nuclear technology has “profound” industrial...
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The launch of the Technology Council of Australia last month marked a watershed moment for the industry in this country, adding significant weight to the tech sector’s voice in...
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A landmark rocket launch from South Australia has ended in flames after its launch vehicle caught fire. Adelaide space company Southern Launch on Thursday evening confirmed that the launch...
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OPINION: As Australia prepares to lift the ban on international travel, the federal government has awarded Irish-based IT multinational Accenture a $A75 million contract to develop a Digital Passenger...
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New and emerging technologies are “not disrupters but enablers”, according to FinTech consultant to the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius and global adviser on responsible adoption of financial technology Loretta Joseph, who has spent more than 25 years working in financial markets. “Bitcoin was supposedly going...
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OPINION: According to the government, “the business model of Australia’s free-to-air television business is under severe strain”. In November last year, the government released a “Media Reform Green Paper”...
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Juerg von Kaenel will head a newly launched RMIT University Centre for Industrial AI Research and Innovation after a 36-year career at IBM where he most recently built its local...
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The US, UK and Australia have struck a new defence alliance, dubbed AUKUS, and will construct a fleet of nuclear powered submarines in Adelaide. The submarines will be nuclear...
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A planned rocket launch from South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula has been delayed for the second time in a week after a system failed to come online just before lift...