The federal government’s social media ban for under-16s has been given the green light by a Senate committee, paving the way for the bill to pass into law before...
A sweeping review of Australia’s faltering research and development system won’t be completed for at least a year, as government and overall R&D investment levels slump to record lows....
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....
Senate crossbenchers that the federal government needs to win over to pass its Future Made in Australia bill are demanding more transparency, emissions assessments and an explicit ban on...
The results of a multi-suburb household electrification pilot in the Illawarra, backed by $5.4 million in government funding on Tuesday, will inform a potential nation-wide effort as the Albanese...
A parliamentary inquiry has rebuffed calls for laws banning AI-generated images and videos in election campaigns despite acknowledging the technology will almost certainly be used to spread disinformation. Crossbench...
Australian Facebook users’ posts from as far back as 2007 are being used to train Meta’s artificial intelligence models, the company conceded on Wednesday at a tense Senate inquiry...
Crossbench senators have called for a significant rework of the federal government’s signature Future Made in Australia plan, setting up a Senate showdown as early as the coming week....
EY’s contract to review Parliament’s expenses reporting system has followed the troubled software project in blowing out in cost and time, netting the consulting giant more than $400,000 and...
The Coalition will vote against the government’s Future Made in Australia legislation this week, setting up a Senate showdown and potential amendments to better protect the environment and ensure...