Amazon Web Services will not build dedicated facilities in Canberra to host sensitive government data, and is instead seeking Australian Signals Directorate sign-off to host citizen data to Protected-level...
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The Victorian government kept plans for a flagship Apple store at Federation Square secret from the public and Melbourne Council to protect the tech giant’s interests, and to ensure...
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The federal opposition has urged for caution and proper consultation over the government’s contentious encryption bill. This led Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton to accuse Labor of “playing games”...
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The University of NSW and Western Sydney University have partnered to build an engineering innovation hub in the heart of Parramatta in Sydney’s west to house a joint undergraduate...
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The federal government’s new encryption-busting legislation is needed to avoid the use of expensive third-party vendor products to get the job done, the Department of Home Affairs has claimed....
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The internet is at a “turning point” and further regulation could be needed to keep tech giants in line, communications minister Mitch Fifield has said. Speaking at the Sydney...
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The industry’s thinking behind the development of the Central to Eveleigh Technology and Innovation Precinct is taking shape ahead on an expected formal unveiling by Premier Gladys Berejiklian next...
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There is an underlying thread in the global media coverage of the cyber security sector that we are all in constant peril, lurching from one crisis to another, always...
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The federal government’s flagship innovation visa has been “effectively halted” due to the recent political turmoil in Canberra, with no visas issued more than a quarter of the way...
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The Victorian government is considering directly funding female founders and entrepreneurs, as a new investor education service is launched in the state. Speaking at the launch of Scale Investors’...
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Nokia and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have partnered to launch a Nokia 5G Skills Accelerator training facility at the UTS Botany Tech Lab and Ultimo Data Lounge....
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Data61 and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) are on a research path to better understand the opportunities and constraints of a new kind of payment system known as “programmable money” developed through...
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The federal government’s proposed encryption laws could lead to a “national tragedy” for Australia’s $3 billion information technology and software exports, Internet Australia has warned. In an open letter...
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The Victorian Opposition has taken the wraps off its first innovation-focused policy in the lead-up to next month’s election, pledging $9 million in startup grants. Shadow innovation minister David...