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...
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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”...
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the restrained spending in his first Budget, saying it was limited by the need to contain inflation and his predecessor’s failure to build economic...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...