The construction of Hunter class frigates in Adelaide in a new all-digital shipyard has sparked the creation of a first-of-its-kind advanced manufacturing accelerator located at the Tonsley Innovation District....
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The ability for the government to ‘call in’ a foreign investment for review up to 10 years after the investment took place will foster uncertainty and act as a...
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The federal government’s Digital Transformation Strategy will be refreshed to meet the growing demand on digital services witnessed over the last year. Government Services Minister Stuart Robert told the...
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New rules for critical infrastructure covering a broad range of tech firms are being “rushed” without proper scrutiny being applied, according to a number of submissions to government. The...
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The recent federal budget had a healthy headline digital spend of $800 million, but the government must think carefully about how this money is spent, and with whom. The...
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Ed Santow has led the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) since August 2016, the independent statutory body established to protect and promote all aspects of human rights. Mr Santow...
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A Canberra firm has been handed an additional $4 million for its work on COVIDSafe, with the government now having paid private contracts worth nearly $10 million for the...
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Labor’s strongest tech sector advocate Ed Husic is back on the frontbench after stepping down as shadow minister for the digital economy last year. Mr Husic will initially serve...
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The legal fracas between the majority Macquarie-owned software success story Nuix and its co-founder Eddie Sheehy has potentially profound implications for the nascent Australian tech sector. At a time...
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The federal government has responded to a parliamentary inquiry into My Health Record more than two years after it was tabled, rejecting a recommendation to make passwords the default...
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After delivering an interim report with recommendations for some “quick wins”, the parliamentary inquiry into FinTech will be turning its attention to longer-term structural issues for the sector. The...
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Australia and Israel are at once similar and different in the way they handle water management, but as digitisation disrupts water technology both countries must make their water systems...
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In April and May this year, when home working was at unprecedented levels as a result of COVID-19, the identity and access management (IAM) provider LastPass by LogMeIn surveyed...
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Renowned physicist Dr Cathy Foley has been appointed as Australia’s next Chief Scientist, with the task of helping science and technology drive the nation’s economic recovery. Dr Foley, who...