The seething hostilities at the Australian Computer Society between a large contingent of long-time members and senior fellows and the executive management team over plummeting memberships and accusations of...
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New legislation would be required for Australia to qualify for a much sought-after data-sharing agreement with the US, paving the way for amendments to the controversial encryption powers, according...
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Indonesia’s planned new capital will be a technology hub based on Silicon Valley, says Indonesian President Joko Widodo. He says the new city will have world-class universities and hospitals...
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Labor will attempt to amend legislation paving the way for a mandatory credit reporting regime in the Senate after it finally passed through the lower house, nearly two and...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) may finally be taking the steps necessary for it to understand why it should fix its flawed 2017 decision not to declare...
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Adam Bandt is the new leader of the Greens, with the party to campaign on a Green New Deal and to transform Australia into a renewable energy “superpower”. Mr...
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Public sector, business and political leaders have paid tribute to the Australian Government’s former digital tsar Paul Shetler for his contribution in driving new thinking in this country in...
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The federal government’s $1 billion plan to outsource the visa processing system is now “dead in the water” after revelations it will require new legislation, according to the Opposition....
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The controversial anti-encryption powers have not been used once to fight terrorism, despite government using this as the justification to rush the legislation through Parliament a year ago. The...
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Federal Labor has slammed a “dearth of transparency” at the Treasury after public submissions on controversial changes to the research and development tax incentive were released 18 months late,...
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A new government inquiry looking at expanding the Consumer Data Right before the scheme had actually launched is “premature”, according to the Financial Rights Legal Centre. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg...
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Digital transformation leader and public policy innovator Paul Shetler died on Friday in Sydney after suffering a heart attack on January 23. He was 59 years old. Mr Shetler...
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The UK government has defied direct pressure from US President Donald Trump to approve a limited role for Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei to participate as a supplier in...
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The recent proposed changes to the ACS legal structure and governance, and the adoption of a more outward looking ACS strategy, have upset some of its members. Recent publicity...