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Building an Australian Social Data Observatory

In March 2021, Facebook announced it was building Instagram for under-13s1. By May, 44 US Attorneys General had written to Mark Zuckerberg demanding that he stop the project because,...

ACCC inquiry targeting social media competition, scams and ads

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Snapchat will be scrutinised by the competition regulator in a new inquiry launched as part of the watchdog’s ongoing examination of digital platforms. The...

Forrest’s Tattarang launches $250m HealthTech VC firm

Australia has a brand new HealthTech and BioTech venture capital outfit called Tenmile and backed with $250 million in capital from Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s investment group Tattarang. Based...

Moderna finalises multi-billion dollar Aussie partnership

As Moderna has finalised its multi-billion dollar partnership with the Commonwealth and Victorian government, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese continued to flag the importance of commercialising local research. Moderna’s multi-billion...

Vic govt backs medical device scale up facility

RMIT will lead a new multi-university and industry medical research and device translation lab at its Melbourne campus after receiving $12.7 million in funding from the Victorian government. The...

‘Name and fame’ Australia’s climate champions

Scientists have called on the government to “name and fame” the industry sectors leading Australia’s emissions reduction push, recommending the disclosure be added to Labor’s landmark climate change bill....

The next AIIA chief executive is Simon Bush

The Australian Information Industry Association has appointed government relations veteran Simon Bush as its next chief executive officer. Mr Bush, who is currently head of policy and advocacy at...

A manufacturer’s paradise? Building our food ecosystem

The food and agribusiness sector plays an important role in feeding Australians and is a fundamental pillar underpinning Australia’s economy. The sector, however, is not meeting its full potential....

Improving trust through digital deliberative dialogue

The Sutherland Shire Council in Sydney’s south is facing one of the biggest and most common challenges for local governments around the world. The coastal area is experiencing an...

New alliance to bolster tech sector diversity challenges

There is finally a growing recognition across the tech sector that workforce diversity is crucial, both as social good and an economic imperative. Individual companies and the industry in...

Husic convenes five industry roundtables on skills challenges

Federal Industry minister Ed Husic will this week host five invitation-only industry roundtables to discuss challenges posed by skilled labour shortages ahead of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Jobs and...

CDC federal work passes $1b with new Defence deal

Canberra Data Centres has booked more than $1 billion in Commonwealth contracts since launching in 2007 to meet the storage needs of the federal government, passing the milestone with...