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Pressure on Twitter to re-hire local safety staff

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...

Technology distrust the most pressing decoupling issue

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...

Pre-election interview: Yasmin Catley on trust in digital

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...

Hydrogen strategy will be reviewed in response to IRA

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...

Critical minerals commercialisation needs a national approach

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...

Science checks needed on $15bn govt innovation ‘glue’

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...

$12.5 million clean energy skills boost for Wollongong

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...

Australian businesses urged to do more on R&D

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...

Nano-scale screen thickness possible following Aus-UK research

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...

What’s your vector, Victor? Canberra’s tangled web awaits

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...