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Q-CTRL to take quantum tech to the Moon

Local firm Q-CTRL will send its quantum tech to the Moon as part of an Australian consortium working on NASA’s Artemis program. The Sydney-based startup has developed quantum sensing...

Manufacturing Fund opens for critical minerals

The $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Fund is now open for rare earth and critical minerals projects as the government looks to “hard-wire” Australia into the global supply chain of...

Qld to retain its chief entrepreneur

The Queensland government has categorically denied reports it is axing the state’s Chief Entrepreneur position, saying it is currently recruiting for someone to fill the role. Reports in the...

Full steam ahead for sub project construction

With the design phase of Australia’s new Attack class submarines underway and a new shipyard being constructed in Adelaide, Dr Gregor Ferguson takes a hard look at the project...

Our SME policy obsession is not working for us

It might be time for a rethink of Australia’s obsessive focus on small and medium-sized (SME) tech companies in relation to government procurement. The focus should be on Australian...

Three tech giants shortlisted for visa platform job

Three US tech giants have been shortlisted by the government to have another go at developing its new “permissions capability” platform to handle visa processing, after a botched first...

Lawyers Alliance wants eSafety bill scrapped

The government’s Online Safety Bill gives “excessive discretionary powers” to the eSafety Commissioner and has the potential to provide cover for law enforcement officials, and should be scrapped entirely,...

The new Online Safety Bill has been a ‘rush job’

Civil and digital rights groups say the sweeping new Online Safety Bill is a “rush job”, having been introduced to federal parliament just 10 days after government received nearly...

Digital platform to modernise RDTI delivery

A new platform to modernise the delivery of the research and development tax incentive will be launched to coincide with the introduction of a range of reforms to the...

DTA deal with SAP has grown to $315m

The Digital Transformation Agency has renewed its whole-of-government deal with German tech giant SAP, which is now worth $315 million. Last week the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) confirmed it...

Boeing’s first test for Loyal Wingman drone

Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force have announced a successfully completed first test flight for the Boeing Loyal Wingman autonomous plane, the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in...

Troubled ACS is now a $50m revenue charity

The internally troubled Australian Computer Society has lodged its annual numbers with the charity’s regulator – a month late – clocking revenue of nearly $50 million for the 2020...

BCG gets $11.5m for Vic digital contact tracing

Boston Consulting Group was paid more than $11 million over three months to digitise the Victorian government’s paper-based COVID-19 contact tracing system late last year and implement Salesforce’s customer...

Deloitte paid $1.5m to run ATO social platforms

The federal government will pay consulting giant Deloitte more than $1.5 million for its off-the-shelf online forum platform and social media management tools for use by the tax office....