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Science heroes win Eureka fame

While the winners’ circle at the 2019 Australian Museum Eureka Prize ceremony on Wednesday was crowded with recipients from the life sciences, biomedical and environmental fields of study, two...

Vic gov’t lobbies feds on skills

The Victoria Government is lobbying its federal counterparts for significant reforms to skilled migration programs to give local tech companies better access to global tech talent. Victorian Treasurer Tim...

Digital Council gets marching orders

The terms of reference for the Australian Data and Digital Council have been published, nearly a year after the new body was formally introduced as a part of the...

DTA reheats deal with industry

The Digital Transformation Agency has reheated an MoU arrangement with the Australian Information Industry Association, with the two organisations signing a “refreshed” agreement focused on skills and procurement. The...

Alibaba ramps up local presence

Many people would be familiar with Alibaba from its famous Singles Day event, which generated around $40 billion in sales in 2018. Less well known is the company’s emphasis...

Fed Square gets heritage listing

Melbourne’s Federation Square has officially been granted heritage listing, thanks to the Victorian government’s controversial plan to knock down part of the public space to make way for a...

We must humanise cyber: Seebeck

Australian companies and governments need to put the human element back into cybersecurity and focus on building a narrative around the industry, according to the Australian National University’s Cyber...

We must humanise cyber: Seebeck

Australian companies and governments need to put the human element back into cybersecurity and focus on building a narrative around the industry, according to the Australian National University’s Cyber...

No ‘silver bullet’ for extremism: Watts

The federal government must take a more holistic approach to combating online extremism and radicalisation rather than just searching for a “tech silver bullet”, according to shadow assistant minister...

Invest in new tech says Frydenberg

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called on Australian businesses to invest in new technologies now to fully realise their potential benefits and address the country’s lagging productivity performance. In a...

Social media plan backlash

A federal government plan to block sites hosting “extreme and violent content” during a crisis event has been labelled a “dangerous proposition” by digital rights advocates, with the Coalition...

Mike Burgess offers new cyber era

Having the director-general of an intelligence agency sitting as a director on the board of Australia’s industry development organisation focused on cyber is either the best thing ever or...

Data is critical infrastructure

The federal government should treat the personal data of Australians like critical infrastructure, with better protection needed to keep information secure as a consideration in foreign investment and takeovers....

Huawei shutters Vic R&D centre

Huawei Australia has been blacklisted by the US government, just weeks after the company drew a line through a $60 million research and development investment in Victoria. The local...