The proposal by Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley for an open access model that enshrines a national debt to international publishers is fundamentally flawed. The world-first deal with...
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Translating Australia’s world-leading research into commercially successful companies has long been a pain point for the country. But the tides are turning, and there has never been more focus...
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The opening of the Australian Space Agency’s doors at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide in early 2020 was a watershed moment for the burgeoning space sector in this country. And...
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Police and emergency services will be able to more easily access telecommunications data to triangulate the location of missing persons under legislation being proposed by the federal government. The...
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has pledged $43 million to support the roll out of 100 new community batteries if the Labor Party is successful at the state election on...
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Four large data breaches, including one impacting more than 1 million Australians, were reported to Australia’s privacy regulator in the first half of this year, with ransomware the leading...
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Legislation to establish NSW’s long-promised mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities has been introduced to Parliament, bringing Australia’s first state-based reporting regime closer to reality. Attorney-General...
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A better articulated industry policy, more cooperation between states and the Commonwealth, and a “national ambition” are urgently needed, according to David Thodey, who wants the Prime Minister to...
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It has been said that the first casualty of war is truth, and it is not hyperbolic to suggest that in the Russian government, the truth has never faced...
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It’s been more than a decade since Marc Andreessen famously said that software is eating the world. And he has been well and truly proved correct in the years...
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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...