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WA launches $5m regional health innovation challenge

To bolster innovation in regional health solutions, the Western Australian government has launched a $5 million global competition to innovate on healthcare delivery in the Pilbara. And on the...

Offshore data collection to be subject to Privacy Act

Foreign companies operating in Australia could soon be subject to the Privacy Act even if they do not collect or hold citizen data “directly from a source in Australia”...

Budget cut to diversity program disappoints tech sector

The federal government laid the foundations for its tech jobs push in Tuesday’s Budget but industry and science groups want more detail and have criticised a $4 million cut...

Govt scraps industry grants to seed reconstruction fund

The scrapping of controversial Morrison Government industry grants programs will be used to underwrite the establishment of Labor’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund, which aims to reshape the economy...

Chalmers’ first Budget primes an Australian-made future

After a hard-fought election, the first federal Budget from the newly installed Albanese Government sets the groundwork for an “Australian-made future”. Treasurer Jim Chalmers used his Budget speech to...

Multinational tax crackdown on innovation loopholes

The Tax Office expects to collect $250 million by cracking down on multinationals exploiting innovation and intangible loopholes to minimise their tax bill in Australia, while government tenderers will...

Business register overhaul gets $166m Budget lifeline

The federal government will top up the modernising business registers program with $166.2 million after accusing the Coalition of hiding a $1 billion cost blow-out during its time in...

International ClimateTech partnerships funding redirected

The Albanese government has redirected $45.8 million of funding earmarked for international technology partnerships to broader international engagements while establishing new initiatives for microgrid and carbon capture and storage...

Govt cyber hubs pilot gets $31.3m funding boost

The federal government’s cyber hubs pilot has been extended for a further six months, enabled by an additional $31.3 million in Budget funding that builds on the Coalition’s investment...

Budget backs OAIC probe of Optus data breach

Australia’s privacy watchdog will receive a $5.5 million funding boost to respond to the massive Optus data breach that compromised the personal information of almost 10 million customers last...

Emergency powers activated to respond to Medibank hack

An emergency management tool developed to respond to the Covid pandemic has been activated by the federal government to deal with the escalating Medibank cyber-attack. Medibank on Tuesday revealed...

Cyber breaches keeping company directors up at night

The recent cyber breaches at Medibank and Optus again show just how critical strong cyber security is for all organisations, for the economy as a whole and for each...

Gig Guide: new ACCC deputy chair arrives in 2023

Deputy chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Delia Rickard will depart the role in January 2023 after more than ten years in the role, with her replacement...