Voices from across industry say the new team of Tim Ayres and Andrew Charlton are a formidable combination of different experience and expertise, welcoming the “dynamic duo” and the...
Outgoing Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has been hailed for his efforts to shift the dial on Australia’s key science and technology challenges during his three years in...
AI and the digital skills deficit are the most pressing policy priorities for the federal and state governments in 2025, a survey of some of Australia’s biggest tech companies...
Data retention obligations imposed on businesses should be scaled back and replaced with the federal government’s digital identity scheme or other privacy-preserving methods, according to the Law Council of...
Australia’s tech sector has reacted with disappointment to Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ fourth Budget, saying with the absence of significant new investment in artificial intelligence and the digital economy, the...
With $26 billion expected to be invested in data centres and other AI infrastructure by 2030, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has called for a Digital Economy minister...
A $179 billion AI investment has put France “back in the game”, French President Emmanuel Macron has told a global summit in Paris while pitching lighter touch regulation, more...
Without significant investment in artificial intelligence, Australia risks lower productivity, economic stagnation and the loss of AI research skills, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has warned in its...
The stalled development of a federal regulatory regime is slowing the adoption of artificial intelligence by Australian businesses, as companies wait to see the extent of mandatory ‘guardrails’. The...
The Albanese government will develop a National AI Capability Plan to better capture the economic and productivity benefits of the technology in Australia as adoption lags behind global peers....