The federal government is set to reintroduce its mandatory comprehensive credit reporting legislation after being left stranded in the run-up to the May election, nearly two years after the...
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LaunchVic has doubled down on previous investments and dished out a further $2 million to a range of startup-focused programs in the first funding round under its new state...
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Serious action is needed now to curb the power of the global tech giants and Australia should be leading the way with a series of reforms, according to former...
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‘Australia punches above its weight’. It’s a claim guaranteed to increase my blood pressure. As a science writer and broadcaster, last with The Australian, I appreciated the quality and...
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At a time when NSW is openly talking about introducing a facial recognition-based public transport ticketing system, the state is going it alone on a new ethical AI delivery...
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for a “step change” in how the public sector operates and denied claims that the creation of Services Australia is just a “fancy...
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Global networking and security giant Cisco has partnered with Victoria University’s Polytechnic to open a multi-million dollar cybersecurity training centre in the heart of Melbourne’s western suburbs and with...
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It has taken some time in finally getting its official launch, but government has opened the doors to a new public-private research hub aimed at using new digital technologies...
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The federal government will review its business investment visas to make sure Australia is getting the best deal possible on the back of its “first of its kind” efforts...
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The government’s six-week, $858,000 deal with McKinsey to provide advice on the design of Services Australia has been slammed by the public sector union, with fears it will lead...
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The future of direction of the NSW government’s startup and SME-focused industry development body Jobs for NSW remains up in the air five months after the re-election of the...
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Existing data protection laws have failed Australians and the government needs to get on the front foot to better protect privacy and curb the market dominance of the tech...
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Revelations that the federal government is paying McKinsey a standard “day rate” of up to $16,000 for senior partners to provide strategic advice on the design of government services...
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The federal government has unveiled a new, fast-tracked migration stream for highly-skilled global talent as part of its newfound effort to address the local skills gap and grow the...