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China, Singapore line up for dumped CSIRO seL4 team

The world-leading Australian research team dumped by the CSIRO’s Data61 last week is in the acquisition sights of a large Chinese company and the Singapore Government’s R&D agency. The...

‘Large reduction’ in DTA funding and responsibilities

There has been a “large reduction” in the Digital Transformation Agency’s funding and responsibilities, with a number of its key projects moved to other agencies, its chief executive Randall...

Adrian Turner on building future industries

Adrian Turner is the chief executive of Minderoo’s Wildfire and Disaster Resilience program. It should be no surprise that he has spent a lot of time developing his thinking...

Labor calls for ransomware notice scheme

The government should establish a mandatory ransomware notification scheme similar to the existing data breach requirements, shadow cybersecurity spokesperson Tim Watts says. Speaking on a webinar hosted by CyberCX...

Facebook removed 110,000 Covid posts by Aussies

Facebook removed 110,000 pieces of COVID-19 misinformation posted by Australian pages or accounts in the first year of the pandemic, with 14 billion posts removed around the world from...

‘Citizen-centric’ demolished by NDIS algorithms

After more than twenty years of ‘citizen centric’ strategies by governments around the world, this week saw the demolition in Australia of any pretence of citizen-centric, participant-centric, person-centric –...

Industry dept mulls Growth Centres’ future

The Department of Industry is weighing a 2020 review of its Industry Growth Centres to determine their future, but the program looks set to continue until at least 2024....

Data61 drops world-class seL4 security team

The world-leading Australian research team that developed the extremely hard to hack seL4 microkernel has been disbanded by the CSIRO, with staff to be moved to AI projects or...

The absurdity of our innovation theatre

Sally-Ann Williams is chief executive of Cicada Innovations, the nation’s leading deep tech incubator, “supporting visionary entrepreneurs as they commercialise research and turn ideas into businesses.” Cicada has been...

Victorian govt provides $180m for digital services

The Victorian government will invest $180 million in digital service delivery and $51 million to improve cybersecurity in the public sector as part of the 2021-22 state budget. Treasurer...

Victoria invests $179m in innovation precinct

A new centre of innovation will be established at the old Holden factory on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD with $180 million in funding from the Victorian government....

Expert advice in policy: Pandemics and climate

The Morrison Government has made a hallmark of relying on expert medical advice in its Covid-19 response. What are the appropriate limits to reliance on expert advice in policymaking?...

Whitsunday launch pad for space sector

Queensland could soon add a rocket range to the list of tourist attractions in the iconic Whitsunday region with Gilmour Space Technologies getting state government support for a launch...