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Submissions open for Husic-led tech and productivity inquiry

The parliament’s powerful standing committee on economics on Monday published guidelines for submissions for its inquiry into the use of technology to improve Australia’s productivity. And it is promising...

NewsWrap: Access to frontier AI becomes a safety issue

5 October 2026 | by James Riley

In a big week for the industry, Ed Husic says his approach to AI safety and regulation has been validated, the Greens have elected as leader its most articulate...

‘Validated’: Husic says breaches prove need for AI guardrails

1 October 2026 | by Justin Hendry

Former industry minister Ed Husic says a surge in security incidents driven by rogue AI agents has borne out the case for regulation, renewing his calls for a National...

Australia shelved AI guardrails. Now it’s playing catch-up

24 September 2026 | by Justin Hendry

It was only ever a matter of time before an AI agent tested the limits of the government’s cyber defences. That it was a system adjacent to one of...

Husic to lead new inquiry into technology and productivity

12 September 2026 | by Justin Hendry

A federal inquiry into why technology advances haven’t translated into a sustained lift in productivity is being set up, as artificial intelligence and geopolitical shocks threaten to upend the...

Women in STEM still $29k worse off despite narrowing pay gap

28 July 2026 | by David Allen

Women in STEM jobs remain tens of thousands of dollars worse off than male colleagues and have not realised benefits from sector-wide pay rises seen since the end of...

Energy ministers to decide data centre renewables rules

14 July 2026 | by James Riley

Outspoken former Industry minister Ed Husic has called on state and federal Energy ministers to “get tough” on data centre operators to make sure additional renewable capacity is in...

Copyright holders ‘in the dark’ on PM’s AI reforms: Violi

7 July 2026 | by David Allen

Potential changes to the way copyright law interacts with artificial intelligence services being foreshadowed by the Prime Minister have been “happening in a silo”, breeding uncertainty for Australian creatives...

Disconnect: STEM equity ambition needs structural reboot

7 July 2026 | by Emma Jones

Australia has spent years telling us the biggest barriers facing women in STEM are systemic and cultural. Its own evidence says so, its own reviews say so, and its...

Inquiry urges crackdown on Apple’s digital wallet ‘stranglehold’

29 June 2026 | by Justin Hendry

A parliamentary inquiry has urged Treasury to review Apple’s market power in the payments system and consider European-style regulation to force the tech giant to open up its payment...

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Submissions open for Husic-led tech and productivity inquiry

NewsWrap: Access to frontier AI becomes a safety issue

‘Validated’: Husic says breaches prove need for AI guardrails

Australia shelved AI guardrails. Now it’s playing catch-up

Husic to lead new inquiry into technology and productivity

Women in STEM still $29k worse off despite narrowing pay gap

Energy ministers to decide data centre renewables rules

Copyright holders ‘in the dark’ on PM’s AI reforms: Violi

Disconnect: STEM equity ambition needs structural reboot

Inquiry urges crackdown on Apple’s digital wallet ‘stranglehold’

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