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...
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Labor will drive a “step change” in the Commonwealth’s cybersecurity culture to counter the current secrecy and lack of accountability around the issue if it wins the election, shadow...
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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...
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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...
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The former Facebook worker who blew the whistle on the company’s disregard for user safety last year is “deeply sceptical” of Australia’s co-regulation approach to online platforms, advocating instead...
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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...
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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...
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Services Australia has handed Ernst & Young a $14.5 million contract to help deliver its GovERP project, making the Big Four consultancy a strategic delivery partner for the project...
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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...
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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...
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The government’s anti-trolling bill is not actually about online safety or combatting trolls, according to department staff, despite the Prime Minister claiming they are “some of the strongest powers...
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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...
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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...
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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...