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Risk vs reward: ARC plans to get behind ‘bold thinking’

The Australian Research Council will lift its risk appetite for innovative but unproven ideas that could lead to future research breakthroughs under a proposed overhaul of non-medical research grants....

Govt rejects mobile obligation monopoly fears

Senior government officials have doused fears that a new policy to extend universal service obligations to mobile phones would further entrench Elon Musk’s Starlink service in Australia. Appearing before...

Parliament’s expense software upgrade limps on to 2026

Parliament’s SAP-based expense management software has delivered only partial benefits, despite seven years and $74 million of investment, and will need until 2026 to deliver many basic functions. Finance...

Mobile coverage pledge: The missing piece of the telco puzzle

Labor has announced a new telecommunications policy that will provide Australians with access to outdoor mobile voice calls and SMS almost everywhere across Australia. The new Universal Outdoor Mobile...

Govt pledges universal mobile coverage across Australia

Australians will have access to mobile phone calling and SMS services almost anywhere in Australia by 2027 under an Albanese government election pledge to leverage Starlink and other low...

ATO building AI models without specific governance policies

The Australian Taxation Office is building and deploying AI models in-house without centralised policies and guidance for public servants, exposing it to legal and ethical risks, the auditor-general has...

Engineers Australia launches ‘chartered’ cyber credentials

Engineers Australia has launched a new cyber engineering ‘area of practice’ that opens a pathway for security professionals to achieve ‘chartered’ status in Cyber Engineering for the first time....

Is the Paris AI Declaration as vulnerable as the climate accord?

At the Paris AI Summit, leaders came together to make a commitment around artificial intelligence that empowers everyone, is sustainable and more inclusive. The Summit’s delegates announced “more than...

Trump threatens tariffs on nations targeting big tech

US President Donald Trump has given the clearest signal yet that his government will levy tariffs on nations that unfairly discriminate against US companies or inhibit their growth through...

Gilmour Space moves company to launch campaign mode

Queensland rocket company Gilmour Space Technologies has announced the launch window for the first test flight of its Eris orbital vehicle will open on March 15, with a launch...

Australia bans Russian antivirus software on govt devices

The Australian government will ban antivirus software from Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky on all its devices and systems, claiming it poses an “unacceptable security risk” to networks and data....

‘We see an opening’: David Reilly readies quantum play

Six months after Microsoft ended its quantum research efforts in Australia, the renowned Australian physicists who led the work are preparing to launch a local company with global reach....