The Australian competition regulator is eagerly watching on as Google faces another significant antitrust lawsuit in the US, with more than 35 states taking on the tech giant over...
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A significant review of the Privacy Act has been delayed, with a discussion paper still yet to be released 18 months after it was launched, while draft legislation introducing...
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When Australia’s competition watchdog released its landmark report into digital platforms two years ago, it surprised some by not calling for the big tech firms to be broken up....
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Tech giants have warned the Australian government’s proposed legislation allowing it to step in and take control of a company during a cyber-attack is poorly defined and if used...
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A global pharmaceutical company will build a drug manufacturing facility in northern Adelaide after receiving $20 million in funding through the latest round of the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing...
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Stealth Technologies will work with the Defence Science Technology Group (DSTG) and the University of WA to design and deliver an autonomous drone that automates detection of chemical, biological,...
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The federal government has launched a review of the venture capital tax breaks introduced as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda in 2015. The review, to be...
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New South Wales’ inaugural government innovation challenge is from the state’s telco authority, which is seeking solutions to improve connectivity across the state with non-terrestrial technologies, following the agency’s...
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Seventeen of Australia’s top researchers will share in $53.7 million from this year’s Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme, including four advanced manufacturing projects and a cybersecurity study on online discourse....
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The federal government has handed Deloitte a further $5 million to continue the redevelopment of myGov, with the multinational consulting giant now being paid nearly $40 million since early...
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The changes to critical national infrastructure regulation in relation to cyber security will need a coordinated, Australia-wide communications campaign that embraces small and medium sized companies in order to...
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New South Wales Health’s Medical Device Commercialisation Training Program is being expanded beyond its namesake, with Sydney deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations to deliver a new version of the...
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Four Australian space companies will share in nearly $14 million as part of the first funding deployment from the federal government’s flagship $1.3 billion manufacturing initiative. The Modern Manufacturing...
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The federal government’s patent box scheme will only apply to new inventions created after May, while it is still considering how best to target it at the BioTech and...