Tag: artificial intelligence

Anthropic breaks onto Canberra’s one-stop AI platform

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Anthropic has broken OpenAI’s monopoly on federal government AI services, with two onshore versions of its powerful Claude model now available to agencies through GovAI. The models – Claude...

Power, policy & AI: The rules of the race in 2026 

Posted on   |  by Angela Fox and Nicole Jefferson
In recent years, governments and policymakers worldwide have been working to understand and respond to the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. As 2026 begins, several realities are emerging – shaping local and global approaches to AI governance.  Governments will fast-track...

Singapore to invest $1.1bn in public AI research by 2030

Posted on   |  by Jun Juan Yong
The Singapore government will invest over S$1 billion (A$1.13 billion) in public artificial intelligence research through 2030 to strengthen the nation’s capabilities and global competitiveness, it said on Saturday....

High-risk govt AI to be auto-flagged for review in NSW

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
High-risk AI projects in New South Wales will be automatically flagged for external review under a redesigned AI Assessment Framework, replacing an existing process that leaves room for guesswork....

Home Affairs to merge tech functions into single group

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Department of Home Affairs is creating a new deputy secretary-level group to centralise its fragmented data and technology functions and boost its AI capabilities. The new Technology, Data...

Sydney startup banks $6.1m for AI security platform

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A Sydney-founded startup developing a platform to catch and prevent security flaws in AI-generated code has raised $6.1 million in a seed round led by US investment firm Paladin...

Manufacturing vacancies soar as skills shortage bites

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A rally in manufacturing output has driven record job vacancies, new data shows, while peak industry bodies say skills shortages are driving higher wages and a potential shift towards...