In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, global science and policy communities are in flux. What does this mean for China’s science policy and funding? Or its international research...
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While the federal government prepares details of a new $18 million grants program to support female founders, new research has uncovered a stark gender imbalance in existing entrepreneur support...
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The Opposition has accused government of not listening to tech companies on its controversial reforms to the Research and Development Tax Incentive after revelations that no substantial consultation has...
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Australian police agencies are reportedly using a private, unaccountable facial recognition service that combines machine learning and wide-ranging data-gathering practices to identify members of the public from online photographs....
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Labor has accused the government of politicising the Cooperative Research Centres grants program after it was revealed the latest rounds’ recipients were selected late last year but are still...
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The federal government is on the hunt for a private company to provide it a 24/7 data platform allowing it to conduct searches to verify information about welfare recipients....
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The Industry department’s lack of an email subscription service has led to concerns over a lack of transparency and inability for the general public to access information and take...
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The Australian Signals Directorate’s fundamental restructure of government cybersecurity support infrastructure is a potential disaster for home-grown tech companies and a disaster for Australia’s sovereign capability. The devil will...
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At a time when global cyber security threats have never been more real, the Australian Signals Directorate has abandoned its Cloud Services Certification Program, until now the gold-standard for...
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The “strict interpretation” of what constitutes an eligible activity under the Research and Development Tax Incentive restricting software claims is “ludicrous” and leading local tech companies to move offshore,...
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The government has launched another inquiry into employee share schemes after its previously announced changes to the popular initiative stalled. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last month referred the issue of...
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Programs to build capability for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Austrade is looking for suitable service providers to develop and deliver capability development programs that addresses skills covering...
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A Senate committee has ordered the government to ditch its visa outsourcing plans, which has already cost $87 million before a bidder has even been selected. The Senate committee,...
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The Morrison government has named a 14-member advisory committee of digital experts made up of industry groups, multinationals and startups to guide the Prime Minister’s recently-established Digital Technology Taskforce....