Electric vehicles could feasibly be used by Australians in remote areas according to a new study published by four researchers at the Australian National University. Published in the Australian...
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The national audit office has included a slew of government tech programs and the rapidly growing use of consultants in the public service among its potential inquiries for the...
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Judging is underway across 11 categories for the InnovationAus Awards for Excellence 2022, with finalists to be announced in September. Competition for the top prizes will be fierce, with...
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Large digital service providers will face a raft of new obligations after the European Parliament adopted two bills that seek to enhance online safety and combat unfair business practices....
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The tax office is paying Irish-headquartered tech services giant Accenture more than $70,000 a day for work on its business register upgrade, with the company’s total bill for the...
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Australia has run a more than $7 billion trade deficit on solar panels and associated components over the past five years as the country’s potential for sustainable solar panel...
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Microsoft’s 2022 Partner of the Year Awards has honoured five Australian firms as consulting firm EY Australia walked away with the partner of the year award for Australia. This...
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Ministers’ power to veto research funding will be scrutinised as part of an independent inquiry into the role and function of the Australian Research Council, announced by Education minister...
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Ahead of her attendance at the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in Bali, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday that the Singapore-Australia Green Economy Agreement currently being negotiated would...
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Australia’s tech and innovation leadership from across from industry, research and government will present policy papers in front of peers and policymakers at a special forum at the National...
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The peak body for universities says the recent federal push into research commercialisation is welcome but has overshadowed a worrying drop in vital discovery research funding in Australia. Addressing...
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The launch of the federal government’s controversial Workforce Australia service and points-based activation system has been plagued by tech issues, with outages, poor services and “alarming” terms and conditions....
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The Communications Alliance has proposed a new spectrum strategy to the federal government for the delivery of video, data, content, and connectivity across Australia. The policy position is outlined...
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Eastern Sydney Liberal MP Gabrielle Upton will quit state politics at the next election. Ms Upton led the taskforce responsible for government’s current focus on research and development in...