The national audit office has turned its attention to the prevalence of contractors at Services Australia, following concerns the agency has a “serious problem” with tech capability due to...
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Australia’s long-standing “dig and ship” resources mentality is changing quickly, driven by trading partners’ environmental and geopolitical concerns. One of the local companies in the race has warned the...
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Australia has slid to its worst ever recorded performance in terms of digital competitiveness, coming in at 20th in a global study after dropping five places since last year....
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You don’t need to reach for an over-priced report from a Big Four consultancy to understand that cyber-related supply chain risk resides predominantly among Australia’s small and medium sized...
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison was part of an apparent pivot on climate action last week, starting with a discussion of the Quad and "critical minerals". This column discusses what...
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A leading science and technology group has announced plans to link local PhD students with international industry experts to boost their skills and global networks in areas like health,...
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Australia’s Chief Scientist has warned traditional STEM career pathways are excluding women early and often and must be addressed with a new approach that recognises the barriers and builds...
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The federal government has committed $2 billion to a new 10-year loan facility for Australian critical minerals projects to help establish more businesses and onshore more of the value...
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Adelaide space startup Myriota has signed a $5.48 million contract with the federal government to expand its satellite communications network for use by Defence. Under the contract awarded via...
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The federal government will urgently get new powers to intervene as a “last resort” if a critical infrastructure company is subject to a cyber-attack, after the powerful national security...
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The national science agency has been tasked with developing a business case for what would be one of the largest carbon capture storage projects in the world near Darwin,...
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Sydney Trains has unleashed artificial intelligence technology on its CCTV network, already using it to catch seven trespassers attempting to access tunnels from station platforms. It comes as the...
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Christopher Fechner has been appointed to lead the Digital Transformation Agency, as the office undergoes a significant restructuring and refocus. Employment Minister Stuart Robert announced on Wednesday that Mr...
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Australia’s competition regulator has called for new laws and sector-specific rules to address “ineffective” competition in the multibillion-dollar advertising technology sector, warning an entrenched Google is preferencing its own...