Tag: Australia

Australia languishes in updated economic complexity rankings

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A seemingly remarkable turnaround in Australia’s economic complexity was driven by new methodology rather than actually adding more value to exports, as experts maintain Australia is still dangerously exposed...

Australia leads developed world in govt quantum investment

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia led the developed world in quantum computing investment by government over the four years to 2024, with its public spending surpassing every other OECD nation, an international report...

Australia signs UN cybercrime treaty in Hanoi

Posted on   |  by Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu
A landmark UN cybercrime treaty, aimed at tackling offences that cost the global economy trillions of dollars annually, was signed in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi by around 60 countries over...

Ex-envoy on US-Australia push to break China’s minerals grip

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The new Australia-US critical minerals pact will turbocharge efforts to build China-free supply chains and help weaken Beijing’s stranglehold on the sector, former senior diplomat Paul Myler says. But...

Australia, US sign landmark critical minerals deal

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia and the United States have signed a landmark critical minerals deal, with both countries to contribute at least US$2 billion (A$3.1 billion) to rare earths projects over the...

OpenAI to open first Australian outpost

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will open its first Australian office in Sydney before the year is out, in a move the artificial intelligence giant says reflects the country’s rapidly growing user...

A wake-up call for Australia as AI hits warp-speed

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
US President Donald Trump’s promise to deliver a national AI plan in just 180 days is a clear signal of the country’s ambitions for the technology, and what’s at...

AUKUS hypersonics pact to boost ‘collective ability’

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will conduct a series of hypersonic vehicle tests with its AUKUS partners under a new agreement designed to accelerate the development of the dual-use technology. The agreement, announced...