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Gilmour inks new rocket research deal

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...

Face recognition, function creep and democracy

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...

Private capital wants a ‘visionary plan’

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...

COVIDSafe ‘extremely limited’: New research

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...

Tech can be the job creation engine: Le Busque

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...

FIRB rules tighten for telcos and tech

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...

India trade deal on tech, cyber and SMEs

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...

Universities get a $750m NSW lifeline

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...

No regrets: Larry Marshall on tech innovation

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...

Ed Husic calls for a smart restart

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...

R&D tax scheme crackdown has eased

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...

Robodebt inquiry inevitable, but in what form?

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...

Tech sector builds a bridge to recovery

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...

Vendors locked out of DTA market briefing

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...