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Speed to action is key to successful innovation outcomes

If Australian government, business and defence leaders want another confronting example of 21st century asymmetric capability in innovation ambition and speed of execution, take a look at Chris Power...

Blocked identity theft attempts nearly double

More than 200,000 attempts to use stolen identity credentials legitimately were blocked by the federal government’s anti-fraud register in just seven months — a 66 per cent increase since...

Stay on research job cuts at CSIRO amid restructure

CSIRO chief executive Doug Hilton has ruled out cuts to “research capacity” at the national science agency this financial year as a major restructure of it’s enterprise division continues....

DISR restarts Entrepreneurs’ Program corruption inquiries

The Industry department has reopened its investigation of a procurement scandal involving its defunct $484 million innovation program after the matter was passed back to it by federal police...

$68m in ARC Linkage grants flow to researchers

The Australian Research Council has awarded $68.1 million in the latest annual round of the Linkage Program to 92 new research projects. ARC acting chief executive Richard Johnson this...

Dept fumbled messaging as jobseeker glitch slows reporting

The Employment department has conceded its automated messages telling jobseekers to work around a government tech issue or risk losing their payments was wrong and has updated the message....

$50m fines proposed for social media scam slackers

Social media companies failing to fight scams on their platforms will be subject to fines of up to $50 million under a new framework brought before Parliament on Thursday....

Unlocking a boom in ground-breaking cancer treatment

Australia has the potential to become one of the world’s leading suppliers of cancer-fighting cell therapy treatments, but our leadership must make some bold decisions if we are to...

World-first social media ban for under-16s

Australia will move to ban social media for children under the age of 16, with the federal government expected to introduce world-first legislation to Parliament before the end of...

The ‘tiny’ material revolution set to supercharge industry

There is fast moving technology revolution underway right now that has the potential to transform Australian industry — holding the promise of huge cost savings, massive productivity and improved...

$562m aged care tech overhaul off course from the start

The federal government’s overhaul of aged care technology was poorly planned and beset by delays as consultants and foreign software vendors were handed more than half a billion dollars....

Defence spent $90m on satellite tender before cancelling

Defence spent $90 million before cancelling a tender process, which had already selected Lockheed Martin, to own and operate three to five geostationary satellites, officials have revealed. The satellite...

A university ‘spin-in’ to drive the semiconductor sector

Macquarie University has ratcheted-up ambitions for commercialising technology in the semiconductor industry, launching an on-campus Silicon Platforms Lab (SiP Lab) in collaboration with local startup Atto Devices. The structure...