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Higher education sector shifts toward data standards

A higher education sector effort to align data standards across institutions and global borders will take a step forward on Thursday with the addition of Australia’s largest enterprise software...

Can Jim Chalmers fix his superannuation tax dilemma?

The Australian newspaper has ramped up its campaign against Labor’s plan to increase the tax on earnings from superannuation funds with balances greater than $3 million in the past...

Epic Systems tapped for Tasmania’s digital health record

The Tasmanian government has selected Epic Systems for its new statewide electronic medical record, becoming the third Australian jurisdiction to settle on the US-based software firm in five years....

Owning the algorithm: Australia’s path to AI sovereignty

Australia stands at a pivotal moment in shaping its digital future. As global competition in AI accelerates, Australia must act decisively to secure its digital sovereignty. Investing in sovereign...

Growing appetite: WiseTech’s largest ever acquisition

ASX-listed logistics software outfit WiseTech Global has announced its’ biggest ever acquisition, signing a US$2.1 billion (A$3.25 billion) deal to buy US-based global trade software maker e2open. The company...

Services Australia lays two-year AI ethics footing

Services Australia has unveiled its first automation and artificial intelligence strategy, which it says will give it a two-year ethical footing and pathway to trust in the technologies. The...

How to unlock Australia’s $400b green iron opportunity

Large production tax credits, grants for capital works and public investment in shared infrastructure would kickstart a $400 billion green iron export industry in Australia, according to new research...

Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China

Nvidia will launch a new artificial intelligence chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20 model and plans to start mass production as early...

Innovation policy design: A battle of conceptual vagueness

‘Innovation’ pervades Australian policy discourse. It is hailed as the remedy for declining productivity, economic stagnation, and social challenges, appearing in political speeches, business strategies, and university mission statements....

Musk’s DOGE expand Grok AI in US govt, raising concerns

Billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyse data, said three people familiar with the matter,...

$16.5m in defence grants bolsters local supply chains

Almost 60 Defence suppliers on Friday shared in $16.5 million in funding from the Defence Industry Development Grants program, which aims to build up Australia’s sovereign capabilities and technical...