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Scaling a secure innovative future for the tech sector

Australia is at a widely analysed strategic crossroads. To accelerate the growth of a secure, resilient and technologically sophisticated economy, we must develop and extend our capability in critical...

Twitter hits back at proposed takeover powers

The federal government’s proposed new powers for authorities to covertly take control of an individual’s online account are “antithetical” to democratic law and lack any due process, according to...

Labor calls for national ransomware strategy

Federal Labor has called on the government to launch a national ransomware strategy to make Australia a less attractive target for cyberattacks. Shadow assistant minister for cybersecurity Tim Watts...

Space agency puts launch potential at serious risk

Australia has the potential to become a leading location in the region for space launch services, but the federal government’s plan to charge companies to apply for permits puts...

Media code changes makes law ‘workable’

The federal government will make a number of “technical” amendments to the media bargaining code to make it more “workable”, with the legislation set to sail through Parliament this...

Showdown looms for media bargaining code

The federal government is set to cave in to the demands of Google and Facebook, with preparations under way to water down its media bargaining code ahead of a...

DTA’s spruiking of Digital ID is unhelpful

The federal government’s digital identity program should be “abandoned and redesigned from scratch” according to researchers who last year discovered a significant flaw in the system’s design. The Digital...

Planned AFP data powers are like Minority Report

The federal government’s proposed new hacking powers for the Australian Federal Police are a “catch-all formula for abuse” and resemble something from the Hollywood film Minority Report, the NSW...

Ashley Brinson on the move with GreenTech startup

Former Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering executive director Ashley Brinson has resurfaced as the founder and chief executive of a new GreenTech startup that is building automation systems for...

Stone and Chalk acquires AustCyber growth centre

Tech incubator Stone and Chalk has acquired the Commonwealth-led cybersecurity Industry Growth Centre known as AustCyber in a boost for both organisations. Under arrangements unveiled on Monday, AustCyber becomes...

Google’s code requests kept secret by government

A crucial submission by Google to the media bargaining code inquiry is being kept secret by the government as it mulls potential amendments to the controversial scheme next week....

Senate committee gives bargaining code the green light

A senate committee has given the green light to the big tech media bargaining code, but has paved the way for further government amendments to the controversial legislation next...

Google, Facebook actions a threat to democracy

Microsoft has doubled down on its support for Australia’s media bargaining code, labelling Facebook and Google’s threats to withdraw services from the country as a “new vulnerability for the...

NSW targets translation in industrial drive

Startup and SME-focused procurement reform and a plan to plug R&D linkages directly into precincts like TechCentral in Sydney are at the core of NSW government’s industrial policy zeal. There is an...