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Identity is the new perimeter in public sector

As public sector agencies accelerate their cloud migrations and adopt software-as-a-service platforms, their cybersecurity strategies must also evolve — and fast. According to CyberArk head of public sector Derek...

Melbourne low-cost parcel sorter claims robotics sprint

Melbourne robotic parcel sorting startup Nexobot has won the inaugural Propel-AIR accelerator competition, earning its founder Dominic Lindsay a residency at MassRobotics, a global robotics hub in Boston. Nexobot...

Privacy watchdog sues Optus over 2022 data beach

Australia’s privacy regulator is taking Optus to court over the telco’s 2022 data breach, alleging the company “seriously interfered” with the privacy of around 9.5 million Australians. The Office...

News Wrap: Productivity wars turn to copyright reform

Industry minister Tim Ayres and the Treasurer Jim Chalmers seemed to shut the door on calls to rewrite copyright laws in a way that would provide a ‘fair dealing’...

CSIRO researchers brace for hundreds of job cuts

The national science agency has confirmed it is “reshaping” its research portfolio to do “fewer things, better”, after the staff union warned hundreds of job will be cut later...

NSW moves to outlaw sexually explicit deepfakes

New South Wales has become the latest state to move to prohibit the creation and distribution of sexually explicit deepfakes in response to the significant increase in image-based abuse....

NRF takes $50m stake in WA lithium project

The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made its second investment in Australia’s critical minerals sector, committing $50 million to Liontown Resources’ flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia....

Google commits US$1bn for AI training at US universities

Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday announced a three-year, $1 billion commitment to provide artificial intelligence training and tools to U.S. higher education institutions and nonprofits. More than 100 universities have...

Panel maker Tindo gets a $34m Solar SunShot boost

Adelaide-based solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar will receive $34.5 million in federal funding to expand its Mawson Lakes facility, boosting annual production from 20MW to 180MW under the government’s...

Canberra urged to unify AI policy sprawl

The government’s fragmented artificial intelligence efforts like business adoption, regulation and productivity would be unified in a national AI strategy and overseen by Cabinet ministers under a proposal being...

Compliance tech automated unlawful payment cancellations

The government is under mounting pressure to halt its punitive welfare compliance system and the technology automating it after the Commonwealth Ombudsman confirmed unlawful support payment cancellations. Commonwealth Ombudsman...