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NSW careers advice service to help workforce plan

The NSW state government has unveiled plans for a career advice and educational pathways service following a review of the state’s vocational education and training sector led by high...

First space techs awarded ‘Moon to Mars’ grants

Two NSW space technology companies have shared $1.1 million in federal funding as part of the first round of the government Moon to Mars Supply Chain Capability Improvement initiative....

Bipartisan support for local games sector is growing

Politicians from both sides of the aisle have backed the growing calls for the federal government to better support the Australian game development sector. Shadow assistant minister Tim Watts...

Govt to amend Online Safety Bill with Labor support

The government will move to amend the Online Safety Bill to provide more transparency and reviews after the controversial legislation was passed by the lower house with support from...

Hastie urges unity to combat rising cyber threats

Assistant Defence Minister Andrew Hastie and the head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have called on Australia’s cybersecurity community to unite against growing threats as more people...

Govt hands UK firm $11m digital ID contract

The federal government has awarded a UK company a $11 million contract to deliver biometrics technology as part of its digital identity program. The Australian Taxation Office signed the...

Audit Office to scrutinise R&D Tax Incentive

The national audit office is scrutinising the government’s administration of the research and development tax incentive program and its readiness for a number of changes to take effect in...

Civil society ‘ignored’ on hacking bill inquiry

Civil society has been “completely sidelined and ignored” in the inquiry into the government’s proposed new hacking powers, after no civil or digital rights groups were invited to the...

Senate committee green light for Online Safety Act

The government’s Online Safety Bill has been given the green light by a Senate committee, paving the way for its debate in Parliament this week. In the final report,...

Feud 2.0: Google and Microsoft fight heats up

Google has returned fire at Microsoft after the Redmond-based behemoth singled out the search and advertising giant in calls for more technology and media regulation in the United States. Microsoft’s...

A Marketplace milestone that is without meaning

It is important to mark milestones and to celebrate successes. This is how most of us maintain forward momentum in important work. But when the ‘success’ is so lame...

ACCC targets Google search, browser dominance

The ACCC has begun exploring the introduction of “choice screens” in the Australian market as it tightens its focus on US search giant Google. Choice screens allow users to...

‘Part privatisation’ of VicRoads tech system criticised

The Victorian government’s decision to “part-privatise” key elements of VicRoads has been criticised by the services union, which called on the plan to be scrapped and the tech work...

Vic privacy breach of vulnerable youth data

A youth case worker stood down from a Victorian health department service provider on suspicion of accessing child pornography continued to access sensitive information about clients for months afterwards,...