The Australian Space Agency should be made a permanent statutory authority and be given funding that is more in line with comparable countries like Canada, the head of Australia’s...
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Apple has fired back at accusations it guards its mobile payment technology in an anticompetitive way, accusing its critics, including the Commonwealth Bank’s boss, of misleading a parliamentary inquiry...
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Charles Sturt University has announced a former senior mandarin as its next vice-chancellor while Western Australia’s top cop will lead the state’s vaccine rollout. Renée Leon, a former secretary...
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The federal government has added new sovereign defence priority areas in recognition of the changing nature of technology for the battlefield. The government’s new priorities are: Robotics, autonomous systems,...
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An Australian company that is exporting robotic parts to help with the clean-up of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant has unveiled its latest invention: a spider-like robot with magnetic feet...
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The Tasmanian government has announced a new government initiative dedicated to climate, renewables and “future industries” as part of the state budget handed down on Thursday, which also included...
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The federal government has again blocked the release of documents relating to the robodebt scandal, in an “enormous undermining of public confidence” which could lead to similar failures of...
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“Hostile acts” in space and the strategic importance of the region are spurring the Australian Defence Force to develop sovereign space access and capabilities, according to a high-ranking officer...
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The opening of a new cloud computing hub in Melbourne is a milestone in the digital transformation of Victoria, according to the state’s Treasurer Tim Pallas. Singapore-based managed services provider...
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Sustained investment and research translation could make synthetic biology a $27 billion per year industry and add 44,000 jobs in Australia by 2040, according to the national science agency,...
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The Senate has shot down the federal government’s attempt to launch an inquiry into Australia’s sovereign capability and critical infrastructure. Nationals Senator Matt Canavan moved a motion in the...
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The Victorian government has announced it will put $73 million into the company behind the National Broadband Network to take fibre deeper into selected communities, providing better internet connections...
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Australian-German startup Quantum Brilliance has closed a $13 million seed investment co-led by a consortium of Main Sequence and the founder of QxBranch, an Australian quantum software spin-out which...
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Strict safeguards are needed around the South Australian government use of new technology for home quarantine, digital rights advocates say, with individuals to use facial recognition software and geolocation...