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eSafety Commissioner ‘worried’ about govt’s defamation reforms

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is “worried” about the government’s so-called anti-trolling reforms, saying they could lead to vigilante justice and may confuse the public. Appearing before the...

Victorian RAT manufacturer wants to supply the nation

The medtech company partnering with the Victorian government to establish a rapid antigen test manufacturing plant hopes to eventually use the base to supply the nation with the much-needed...

Optus adds Mitsubishi to Defence satellite bid

Optus has brought in Mitsubishi Electric as part of its bid to establish a major satellite communications system project for the Defence Force,  with a supplier to be selected...

Wait continues for facial recognition database legislation

Amendments to the federal government’s highly controversial facial recognition database legislation were referred to the powerful national security committee nearly two years ago but an inquiry has yet to be...

Fortescue full steam ahead on green hydrogen venture

Fortescue Future Industries’ has grabbed a $1.8 million strategic stake in Adelaide-based Sparc Hydrogen, giving it access to novel green hydrogen technology developed by the University of Adelaide and...

Govt’s $2b uni research funding stretched over 11 years

The $2 billion the federal government will inject to align university research commercialisation with its hand-picked manufacturing priorities will be stretched across the next 11 years. A day after...

Why we resigned from the ARC College of Experts

On Christmas Eve 2021, the pub-test folly struck again. The two of us found ourselves, angry and heartsore, resigning from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) highly respected College of...

Female-founded companies net $11m in federal funding

Nearly 40 female-founded startups will share in over $11 million in federal funding as part of the second round of the Boosting Female Founders program. The $52.2 million program...

AFL struggling to protect players online

The AFL has warned that the federal government’s new online safety laws are unlikely help to prevent serious incidents of online abuse and racism directed at its players and more...

Huge progress: Cyara banks US$350m capital raise

Cyara chief executive Alok Kulkarni has declared it a “great day for Australia and Australian talent”, after receiving a US$350 million (just under AU$500 million) investment, one of the...