After being frustrated with the “patchwork” vaccine booking platforms on offer from Australian governments, software engineer Ken Tsang decided to build his own. In doing so, he has already...
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It’s a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic and the long-term and substantial realignments in global supply chains are starting to become more obvious. COVID exposed more...
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The robodebt scheme was an example of a government “beta testing” algorithms on its most vulnerable citizens and failed to properly account for fundamental principles of accuracy, accountability, and...
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The Victorian government is zeroing in on the sports tech and AgTech sectors with the establishment of a $4 million hub and $2.2 million in grants for pre-accelerator programs....
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A Brisbane-based online video-editing platform backed by prominent investor Steve Baxter and dubbed “Canva for video” has been acquired by tech giant Microsoft for an undisclosed amount. Founded in...
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The NSW government will early next year commence a trial of a digital “education passport” that will act as a verifiable record of a student’s qualifications. First flagged in...
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Australia’s “extraordinary” new hacking powers for law enforcement authorities represent the next step in the “explosion of the surveillance state”, according to a leading digital rights advocate, with backlash...
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Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley and CSIRO chair David Thodey have taken on the joint roles of Patron for the inaugural InnovationAus.com 2021 Awards for Excellence. With entries...
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Liberal senator and defence committee chair Eric Abetz has called on his government to hold a national cybersecurity summit in response to the growing threat cyberattacks pose to individuals...
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Australia’s privacy watchdog says police access to COVID-19 check-in app histories has the potential to “undermine” contact tracing efforts and should be prohibited. The Office of the Australian Information...
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has waned Australian businesses to lessen their reliance on China as tensions with the rising superpower drive domestic policies aimed at diversifying the economy and protecting...
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It’s not quite a journey into the unknown, but Australia’s growing interest in the space sector has nonetheless taken the nation into new commercial frontiers. And deep-tech focused venture...
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Seven universities and three companies have shared in $8.5 million in federal R&D collaboration grants, with funded projects including portable sanitising stations to stop COVID-19 spread, turning grain crops...
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Opinion: More than half of the Australian population is currently in lockdown due to COVID-19 and are rolling up their sleeves and getting their second COVID-19 vaccination. As a...