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‘Vague’ data centre expectations get a lukewarm reception

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New data centre expectations designed to set out the conditions operators must meet to secure Commonwealth backing have won cautious support from tech industry and environmental groups. But both...

Government pulls FOI bill after Senate backlash

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Coalition and crossbench senators took a victory lap in federal parliament on Thursday after the government withdrew reforms to freedom of information laws, following months of opposition from politicians...

Contractor debarment scheme hits a Canberra wall

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A union-backed plan to ban unethical suppliers from federal work for five years ran into a roadblock from government agencies and Labor and Liberal senators on Friday. A Senate...

Gender gap in Industry Growth Program revealed

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Women-owned or led startups have received fewer than 15 per cent of grants through the federal government’s flagship Industry Growth Program over the past year, sparking concerns that structural...

Govt abandons plan for external AI Advisory Body

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia will not get a permanent advisory body on artificial intelligence as promised, with the federal government abandoning the plan despite growing calls for stronger AI oversight. The Department...

‘Science is under siege’: Senate to probe CSIRO cuts

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
More than 1,100 job cuts and plummeting funding at the CSIRO will be examined by a Senate inquiry over the summer as criticism mounts on the Albanese government’s refusal...

New deepfake bill to protect individuals’ faces, voices

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A private member’s bill introduced to Parliament on Monday would outlaw non-consensual deepfake video and audio that depicts a person’s face or voice, while creating new legal pathways for...

Parliament, scientists demand CSIRO cuts explanation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Science minister Tim Ayres and the CSIRO will be asked to explain hundreds of redundancies at the science agency when Parliament returns next week, as the research sector rallies...