The Australian government is threatening Twitter with increased regulation if it does not hire more local staff to address online safety, after the company axed its local team and...
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Up to 1000 apprentices a year would be trained for free at upgraded TAFE manufacturing facilities in Western Sydney, the Hunter and the Illawarra if Labor wins next month’s...
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We’ve seen action by global leaders to make supply chains more resilient and secure technologies critical to national interests, such as US banning high end chip fabrication technology exports...
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A state Labor government in New South Wales would seek to build on the efforts of outgoing digital evangelist Victor Dominello by creating digital services grounded in trust, according...
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Australia’s national hydrogen strategy is set for a review following an agreement by state and federal energy ministers at the first meeting of the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial...
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Critical minerals have been placed front and centre in the new federal government’s economic plan. This week Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasised the need for Australia to capitalise on...
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The corporation in charge of dispersing $15 billion of government funds into priority economic areas should be required to seek scientific advice on its investments, scientists say, warning transparency...
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New university and vocational training facilities in Wollongong will train workers in clean energy and clean manufacturing after a $12.5 million commitment from the federal government. A $10 million...
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Legislation allowing the Victorian government to create a centralised health database with no ability for citizens to opt-out has sailed through the lower house despite privacy advocates labelling the...
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Industry minister Ed Husic says he doesn’t need departmental briefings to know his $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund will make Australia more secure, arguing it is “common sense” to...
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As the research sector presses the government on its commitment to lift total research and development expenditure, businesses are being asked to come to the table with their own...
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Draft online safety codes rejected by the eSafety Commissioner earlier this month have been publicly released by Australia’s tech sector after concerns over the lack of transparency in the...
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A university research collaboration between Australia and the United Kingdom has successfully completed a proof of concept that brings the production of screens 100 times thinner than existing technologies...
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In the wake of speculation that the Australian government may appoint Victor Dominello to ‘something’ significant to do with the digital delivery of government services, it’s worth considering the...