The company leading Australia’s drive toward a sovereign launch capability, Gilmour Space, has signed the first of a series of research partnerships with the University of Queensland to drive...
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IBM recently announced that it would no longer offer, develop or research facial recognition technology. This is big news and I believe a good decision and here’s why. According...
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Australia needs a “visionary plan” to double the size and output of the local tech sector in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Investment Council says The...
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The effectiveness of COVIDSafe is “extremely limited” and the contact tracing app is unlikely to help prevent the spread of the virus, according to a new policy paper. The...
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The technology sector can become an engine room for job creation as the economy emerges from the lockdown period of the early response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to...
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The government will have the power to impose conditions or completely block foreign investment in local companies as part of the most significant changes to Australia’s critical infrastructure laws...
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Australia has put pen to paper on a new deal with India that focuses on technology, cybersecurity and integrating SME supply chains. Prime Minister Scott Morrison conducted a virtual...
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The tertiary education sector in NSW has been thrown a lifeline with the state government to guarantee up to $750 million in commercial loans to help universities recover from...
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CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall, by his own admission, is not one for spending much time looking in the rear-view mirror. He’s been in the role for five years...
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Australia needs a ‘smart restart’ to drive economic growth and jobs creation in the post-COVID-19 period with a focus on the tech and startup sectors, according to Labor MP...
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The crackdown on research and development tax incentive claims has eased, with a more collaborative and fair approach to audits adopted and a number of recent successful appeals, according...
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A full inquiry into the government’s illegal robodebt scheme now seems inevitable, with the main question now centring around what form it will take. On Friday afternoon Government Services...
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The post COVID-19 recovery phase gives Australia an opportunity to set its policy levers to help dramatically grow our technology sector to its full potential over the next ten...
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Software vendors who were locked out of an industry briefing on the Digital Transformation Agency’s new Cloud Marketplace due to an inadequately provisioned conference call have slammed the DTA...