A knowledge of ethics and philosophy has never been more important in this technological age. But most Australian schools don’t dedicate any time to the teaching of philosophy, leading...
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Australia’s $15 billion reconstruction fund should focus on “long-term, strategically important investments” in critical technologies that inherently carry higher risk, according to the country’s newest technology industry group. In...
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Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has left dozens of government-appointed science and technology leadership positions vacant, including half the government’s innovation advisory board and three spots on the...
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ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are...
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National Energy Resources Australia is the first Industry Growth Centre to announce it will shut down after federal funding is discontinued in July. In its seven years of operation,...
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Making quantum leaps in the global economy is only possible with the latest, greatest and most informed guidance. That’s because emerging quantum technologies involve a new way of thinking...
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The Attorney General has sought advice on a government-wide ban of surveillance equipment linked to the Chinese Communist Party after an unofficial audit found at least 900 devices being...
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The Albanese government has ordered an independent review of the Coalition’s modernising business registers program after it emerged a further $1 billion would be needed to complete the overhaul....
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The Coalition plan to vote against the National Reconstruction Fund bill represents a lost opportunity for the Parliament to demonstrate a bipartisan commitment to Australian manufacturing, Industry minister Ed...
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The Greens will seek changes to enabling legislation for the National Reconstruction Fund to prevent it from becoming a $15 billion “slush fund for fossil fuel finance”. Seizing on...
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The national Hydrogen Strategy should be refreshed to increase support for a value-added hydrogen sector, according to former chief scientist Alan Finkel, who led the development of the existing...
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The New South Wales government’s cyber agency is yet to verify other agencies’ security claims and has “no plan” to realise its maturity uplift target, despite a massive funding...
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The New South Wales government has prolonged the life of its cloud software deal with Salesforce ahead of the state election, providing agencies with access to the arrangement for...
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It’s a myth that tech startups will face just one ‘valley of death’ over the course of their lives. For decades the tech startup valley of death has been broadly...