It was a case of history repeating itself in the dying days of 2019, as a delay to the launch of open banking was announced on the last Friday...
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The second edition of the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Week hosted by reThink in partnership with Temasek in Singapore recently provided a stark demonstration of how active the market is...
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A chorus of senior tech industry luminaries are demanding that heads must roll at the Australian Computer Society in the wake of an adverse ruling by the Federal Court...
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The fight for control of the Australian Computer Society has moved to a next stage, with the Federal Court declaring the vote conducted at a Special General Meeting in...
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Ho Ho Ho merry readers and welcome to your ultimate guide to summer reading. It’s bloody hot outside Australia! So keep yourselves well hydrated – I recommend mango daiquiris...
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One year after the passage of the controversial encryption laws, the technology sector has almost universally rejected the regime as having had a negative impact on Australia’s reputation, and...
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At times we have a strained relationship with the law. Sometimes we call for more regulation as if it’s the only answer, that it might protect us once and...
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Google will pay the Australian Taxation Office more than $480 million after settling its 10-year tax dispute. The dispute relates to Google’s tax practices in Australia from 2008 to...
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The Opposition has labelled the government response to the Thodey review of the public sector as “weak” and “inadequate”, with key recommendations like the scrapping of the staffing cap...
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Existing laws must be better enforced and regulatory gaps filled in order to ensure that new technologies like artificial intelligence don’t infringe on human rights, according to Human Rights...
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A significant review of the Privacy Act is “long overdue” but may be already out of date by the time it is finally completed in 2021, according to senior...
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A non-binding statement of intent and cooperation doesn’t sound like it would carry much weight. But when it’s a small Queensland rocket startup seeking customers for its first commercial...
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Canberra’s mandarins must be going into Christmas wondering what just happened; major departments have disappeared (merged) and secretaries sacked with more changes to come. However, the signposts were there...
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The federal government’s troubled digital identity project has been handed a further $6 million, as concerns about spiralling costs and delays continue. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the Mid-Year Economic...