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We will use all the levers at our disposal: Ayres on AI

Attracting frontier model development and training investment is critical to Australia’s ability to build local AI capability and a vibrant sovereign industry, Industry minister Tim Ayres says. The investment...

Pentagon–Anthropic brawl demands rethink of AI industry

2 March 2026 | by David Wroe

Imagine we found a way to build gods, or demons. Would we want private companies to have sole responsibility and control over the almighty? Imagine the workload on their...

Australia brokers cloud deal for unnamed Pacific nation

18 September 2025 | by Justin Hendry

Australia is backing a small Pacific nation to set up a pilot public cloud environment, as the federal government looks to deepen ties in the region and head off...

Our innovation gap threatens national safety, not just prosperity

27 June 2025 | by Jason Van der Schyff

From grey zone coercion to regional surveillance competition, the Indo-Pacific is now in live contest. Yet our national innovation posture is not structured to mitigate emerging risks or leverage...

R&D, too, is a fundamental input for defence capability

26 June 2025 | by Chris Mills

Machines alone don’t create an ability to fight a war. Recognising this, the Australian Defence Organisation classifies equipment as just one ‘fundamental input to capability’—alongside such things as people,...

How Australia can supercharge defence innovation efforts

23 June 2025 | by Henry Campbell

‘High-tech trench warfare’ was an oxymoron – until Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On Ukraine’s battlefields, Cold War artillery meets 21st-century innovation. Shells fall while AI-enabled drones...

The ‘species level challenge’ being tackled near Brisbane airport

4 September 2024 | by Joseph Brookes

PsiQuantum – the Silicon Valley startup that secured almost $1 billion from Australian governments – says it will need a lot more help to develop the world’s first useful...

More cyber laws this year as sanctions bite Russian hackers

3 September 2024 | by Joseph Brookes

The Albanese government will seek to pass legislation by the end of the year to force companies to disclose ransomware payments after ramping up its own efforts to go...

‘Daunting’ tech, governance challenges ahead for digital ID

27 August 2024 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s economy-wide digital ID scheme is launching with a host of technical challenges and without a genuine business case, according to a technology expert who warns the government is...

Anxiety and hope flavour the ‘democratisation of AI’

26 July 2024 | by Jason Stevens

AI disinformation in local communities may pose a more significant threat than Taylor Swift deepfakes or Biden robocalls, subtly undermining societal trust where it’s most vulnerable. “Especially so in...

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We will use all the levers at our disposal: Ayres on AI

Pentagon–Anthropic brawl demands rethink of AI industry

Australia brokers cloud deal for unnamed Pacific nation

Our innovation gap threatens national safety, not just prosperity

R&D, too, is a fundamental input for defence capability

How Australia can supercharge defence innovation efforts

The ‘species level challenge’ being tackled near Brisbane airport

More cyber laws this year as sanctions bite Russian hackers

‘Daunting’ tech, governance challenges ahead for digital ID

Anxiety and hope flavour the ‘democratisation of AI’

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