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$2m boost for WA’s local wind energy supply chain

RCR Advanced Technologies, an engineering company based in Western Australia, has received a $2 million grant through the Western Australia’s state-backed wind energy manufacturing fund. The Bunbury-based firm became...

Treasurer throws open Investor Front Door pilot

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has thrown open his long-awaited Investor Front Door as a pilot program begins to make it easier and faster for investors to get large scale projects...

Policy imperatives for our national innovation ecosystem

Innovation districts, precincts and hubs worldwide have become powerful engines for economic transformation, often turning underutilised urban areas into thriving hubs of research, entrepreneurship and growth. Some districts grow...

Hacking powers handed out without safeguard, review finds

Controversial hacking powers handed to authorities in 2021 have never had an effective main safeguard, a statutory review has determined, after finding dozens of warrants are being handed out...

Misinformation now a public safety crisis: Maria Ressa

Information integrity should be treated with the same seriousness as food safety or air quality, Nobel laureate Maria Ressa told the National Press Club on Monday, warning that unchecked...

$72m boost for Australian medical research

More than $72 million in new medical research grants for projects ranging from chronic disease prevention and health equity to artificial intelligence in hospitals have been announced by the...

France and Germany reject Trump’s threats on EU tech laws

France and Germany have defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after US President Donald Trump criticised European rules on digital services, saying any US coercion...

Taken: Meta appropriates celebrity names for flirty chatbots

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without...

NDIA’s Salesforce bill blows out to $170 million

The cost of Salesforce at the National Disability Insurance Agency grew more than $30 million in six months despite serious concerns about the probity and management of the original...

Almost every enterprise gen AI project is failing: report

US researchers that analysed hundreds of enterprise level generative AI tools found only one in 20 actually delivered significant value, despite big businesses pouring more than $60 billion into...

Senate to probe youth social media ban

Liberal and Nationals senators have sided with the Greens to set up a parliamentary probe into the federal government’s social media ban for under-16s and search engine age verification....

The Gig Guide: Microsoft names its new A/NZ chief

Jane Livesey has been appointed managing director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, marking a major leadership shift for the global tech giant’s regional operations. Ms Livesey, who has...

Eightcap targets SMEs with sub-minute AI SOC

Melbourne-based fintech Eightcap is preparing to launch its agentic AI security operations centre, which it is positioning as a cost-effective platform for small and medium-sized enterprises to match the...