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$1bn needed to keep Australia in the quantum fight: AIIA

The Australian Information Industry Association is urging the federal government to maintain the country’s global competitiveness in quantum technologies by investing $1 billion in quantum research and technology over...

ASIC suspends FTX financial services licence

Beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX has had the financial services licence of its Australian subsidiary suspended by the corporate watchdog after the company filed for bankruptcy. While the suspension runs...

NSW govt set to pilot decentralised digital ID

The New South Wales government will begin testing the photo verification technology that will underpin its answer to digital identity through a series of pilot programs slated for launch...

NSW Labor backs data breach notice scheme

The New South Wales Opposition won’t stand in the way of Australia’s first mandatory data breach notification scheme for state public sector entities, after having its own attempts knocked...

Ringing in the changes at CSIRO, by Larry Marshall

Around this time of year, Australia’s government agencies polish up their highlights and tally up their figures for the year to table their Annual Reports, then form an orderly...

Australia works to soften US defence export controls for AUKUS

AUKUS partners are working to amend the defence technology export controls, which are limiting the development of local defence manufacturing, Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security chair Peter...

DTA chief takes back APS Digital Profession duties

Digital Transformation Agency chief Chris Fechner will steer the Australia Public Service’s central digital capability building program after being appointed the new head of the Digital Profession. Mr Fechner...

InnovationAus Awards: Digital Health & Health Tech Award

The last two and a half years have demonstrated the importance of constant innovations and technological developments in the health and medical sectors. Digital health and health-tech startups have...

CSIRO chief Larry Marshall to depart in mid-2023

Dr Larry Marshall will depart the CSIRO at the end of June 2023 as the national science agency’s longest serving chief executive in 50 years, leaving the organisation in...

Dominello gives NSW govt a B+ for AI oversight

New South Wales Digital Government minister Victor Dominello has given the state government’s oversight of artificial intelligence a “B+” rating when compared with global best practice. The outgoing minister...

Andrew Leigh building case for competition reform

Assistant minister for competition Andrew Leigh on Monday capped off a three-lecture series building the case for competition reform, saying the new government is inspired by the “boldness” of...

New delays strike My Health Record app

A consumer-facing My Health Record smartphone app built for the federal government has hit further delays and is now not expected to be publicly released until early 2023, a...