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ACS settles Federal Court debacle

The Australian Computer Society has drawn a line under its disastrous attempt to restructure the organisation last year, having been ordered by the Federal Court on Monday to pay...

Now is not the time to cut the RDTI

Now is not the time for the government to cut the research and development tax incentive, with Australia facing an economic crisis potentially worse than the GFC, the Australian...

From digital identity to age verification

The federal government’s troubled digital ID project is set to be used for online age verification, with biometrics capability also to be launched by the middle of the year....

Privacy chief takes Facebook to Federal Court

Social network giant Facebook is facing the prospect of fines of more than $1 billion in Australia in relation to privacy breaches that date back six years to the...

ASD’s critical role in industry development

The Australian Signals Directorate has an important role to play in helping build Australian sovereign capability in cybersecurity, in software development, and in the creation of a resilient ecosystem...

Kate Quirke on the All Tech Index

Last week the Australian Securities Exchange launched its All Technology Index, shining a light on the wonderful tech ecosystem we have in Australia and its significance to the Australian...

COVID-19: Impact on China’s science policy

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, global science and policy communities are in flux. What does this mean for China’s science policy and funding? Or its international research...

Govt grants and gender imbalance

While the federal government prepares details of a new $18 million grants program to support female founders, new research has uncovered a stark gender imbalance in existing entrepreneur support...

Govt not listening on R&D cuts

The Opposition has accused government of not listening to tech companies on its controversial reforms to the Research and Development Tax Incentive after revelations that no substantial consultation has...

Aust police use Clearview AI face biometrics

Australian police agencies are reportedly using a private, unaccountable facial recognition service that combines machine learning and wide-ranging data-gathering practices to identify members of the public from online photographs....

Playing politics with CRC project grants

Labor has accused the government of politicising the Cooperative Research Centres grants program after it was revealed the latest rounds’ recipients were selected late last year but are still...

ServicesAus wants a 24/7 data check on welfare

The federal government is on the hunt for a private company to provide it a 24/7 data platform allowing it to conduct searches to verify information about welfare recipients....

Shelved subscription service a transparency issue

The Industry department’s lack of an email subscription service has led to concerns over a lack of transparency and inability for the general public to access information and take...

ASD plan a disaster for local tech

The Australian Signals Directorate’s fundamental restructure of government cybersecurity support infrastructure is a potential disaster for home-grown tech companies and a disaster for Australia’s sovereign capability. The devil will...