The federal government has engaged social media companies and placed protections on government data as part of initial measures designed to respond to the release of stolen Medibank customer...
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Extending the Privacy Act to offshore data collection where it relates to Australians goes beyond that of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, according to a handful of...
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The federal government has opened its micro-credentials pilot for higher education so thousands of university students can undertake short courses in national priority areas like engineering, health, and technology....
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Regional businesswoman and Order of Australia recipient Julia Spicer has been named Queensland’s new Chief Entrepreneur, replacing incumbent chief Wayne Gerard in the voluntary role. Ms Spicer, who is...
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Australian Signals Directorate director-general Rachel Noble has backed calls for legal protections for companies that share information with the national cybersecurity agency while responding to a cyber-attack. With recent...
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The Greens have accused the federal government of trying to hide $591m in asset write-down and re-employment costs incurred from the fallout of the previous government’s decision to unilaterally...
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Manufacturing has been positioned as a core focus in Australia’s recovery from the economic shocks of the Covid pandemic. It was front and centre throughout the recent election campaign,...
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The fourth industrial revolution is all about altering how businesses create and capture value utilising cutting-edge technologies in novel and ground-breaking ways. These include Internet of Things devices, automation,...
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Australia’s technology industry groups have called on the federal government to include safe harbour provisions in privacy legislation designed to impose significantly higher penalties on organisations for serious data...
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Australia’s online safety regulator has joined the mounting criticism of Elon Musk and revealed she has written to the Twitter chief to express her concern about the platform’s new...
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The key transparency component of the $66 million federal parliamentarian expense system has been suspended after a budget blowout and missed milestones. The new government has referred the project...
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Imagine seeing the world clearly for the first time. Better still, imagine looking into the faces of family and friends and really seeing them for the first time without...
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Australia and the United Kingdom will deepen defence research ties as early bilateral quantum tech collaboration shows signs of success, according to the top defence scientists from both nations....
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A land agreement between Native Title Holders, the CSIRO, and Western Australian and Commonwealth governments means construction of the international Square Kilometre Array telescope can get underway. The SKA...