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Deepfake detectors vulnerable ahead of election

Australian scientists and international research partners have discovered “major vulnerabilities” in technology used to detect deepfakes, finding none of the market leading detectors can reliably identify real-world use. The...

Gig Guide: Assistant Treasurer to leave parliament

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones will not recontest the next federal election, leaving the frontbench amid the federal government’s renewed push to get social media giants to pay for news....

Labor commits $3bn to NBN upgrades

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed an additional $3 billion to “finish” the NBN and improve internet speeds at remaining fibre-to-the node (FTTN) premises should Labor win this year’s...

Govt’s election deepfake ban to ‘languish’ until 2026

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Deceptive deepfake videos and voice clones will be banned during elections and referendums under Albanese government truth in political advertising laws introduced on Monday to try stem the flow...

Gig Guide: Qld gets a Customer Service minister

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland’s new Premier David Crisafulli has appointed a new Minister for Customer Services and Open Data after scrapping the former government’s Digital Services portfolio. Steve Minnikin was sworn in as...

NSW Labor’s procurement reforms ‘cost neutral’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Improving small business access to government tendering and significantly increasing the number of contracts going to the smaller suppliers would have a neutral impact on the state Budget, according...

NSW Labor’s $1bn promise for a state-owned CEFC

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
NSW Labor will create a $1 billion state-owned Energy Security Corporation modelled on the federal Clean Energy Finance Corporation if it is elected next month. Announced on Sunday, the...

Victoria commits to 95% renewables target by 2035

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Victorian Labor government will introduce a 95 per cent renewables target for 2035 alongside $1 billion in investment to build state-controlled renewable energy projects, if it is successfully...