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The nation needs a cyber minister: Turnbull

The lack of a specific minister responsible for cybersecurity is a key weakness in the federal government’s new strategy and overarching cyber policies, according to former Prime Minister Malcolm...

Policy uncertainty hurts local R&D: Google

19 August 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government’s poorly implemented tech-focused legislation and lack of consultation with industry is damaging investment in local R&D, according to Google Australia public policy manager Alex Lynch. Speaking...

DTA consultant costs up 5x in a year

21 July 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The dollar value of contracts awarded by the Digital Transformation Agency to tier one management consultants has increased by nearly five times in the financial year since it was...

Five years of innovation policy reporting

9 July 2020 | by James Riley

When InnovationAus started publishing a weekly newsletter five years ago this week, Tony Abbott was the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull was the Communications Minister and Scott Morrison was the...

Threat-sharing platform now 10x funding cost

30 June 2020 | by Denham Sadler

The government’s cyber threat sharing platform has received a 10-times funding boost just days after it was officially launched and more than four years after it was first announced....

Time for more blue heads on China and tech

26 June 2020 | by Jeremy Mitchell

Addressing indigenous high-school students at the Clontarf Foundation in Townsville last year Canberra Raiders National Rugby League (NRL) coach Ricky Stuart said that when faced with adversity you can...

We are missing Paul Shetler in this crisis

7 May 2020 | by James Riley

Malcolm Turnbull describes the Australian government’s former digital tsar Paul Shetler as a “brilliant technocrat” who ultimately did not have the right set of management skills to lead the...

Malcolm Turnbull on the ‘cult of consultants’

5 May 2020 | by James Riley

The Australian Public Service has been so damaged by and so captive to a “cult of the consultant” that it no longer possessed the skills in-house to perform some...

Five Eyes fail on wireless tech: Turnbull

5 May 2020 | by Denham Sadler

It was a “huge mistake” that no member countries of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have deep wireless technology capability, which has led to serious issues over the reliance...

Malcolm Turnbull and the innovation agenda

21 April 2020 | by James Riley

For a signature policy that is clearly a source of great pride for former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the landmark National Innovation and Science Agenda is given surprisingly short...

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‘The most serious cybercrime threat’ in Australia

17 September 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

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How a Brisbane autonomous robot company commercialised its tech

17 September 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Policy

Victoria’s ‘flawed’ electric vehicle tax challenged in High Court

17 September 2021 | by Ben Grubb

NSW home quarantine pilot to use facial recognition technology

17 September 2021 | by Ben Grubb | Policy

The NSW government will use an app with facial recognition and geolocation technology to police a pilot of seven-day home quarantine for fully vaccinated overseas arrivals. The...

Summer’s coming. Will the power go out?

17 September 2021 | by David Havyatt | Policy

OPINION: In late 2018, the collective of energy ministers tasked the Energy Security Board (ESB) with developing advice on a long-term, fit-for-purpose market framework to support...

Gig Guide: CSIRO taps ANU dean for quantum step up

17 September 2021 | by Joseph Brookes | Science

The national science agency has added a local quantum expert to lead a major portfolio, Accenture has poached its rivals’ partners and Defence has picked the universities and...

Australia’s new course on submarines has ‘profound’ implications

17 September 2021 | by Joseph Brookes | Advanced Manufacturing

The federal government’s surprise decision to scrap a $90 billion submarine project for a new one based on closer ties with the US and nuclear technology has “profound”...

Kate Pounder on the future of the Technology Council of Australia

16 September 2021 | by James Riley | Policy

The launch of the Technology Council of Australia last month marked a watershed moment for the industry in this country, adding significant weight to the tech sector’s voice in...

Landmark Australian rocket launch ends in flames

16 September 2021 | by Ben Grubb | Science

A landmark rocket launch from South Australia has ended in flames after its launch vehicle caught fire. Adelaide space company Southern Launch on Thursday evening confirmed that the...

Five key questions about Australia’s digital arrival card makeover

16 September 2021 | by Mahmoud Elkhodrlia | Science

OPINION: As Australia prepares to lift the ban on international travel, the federal government has awarded Irish-based IT multinational Accenture a $A75 million contract to develop a...

Emerging technology like crypto is an enabler, not a disrupter

16 September 2021 | by David McClure | Policy

New and emerging technologies are “not disrupters but enablers”, according to FinTech consultant to the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius and global adviser on...

Australia lags world in using latest TV broadcasting technology

16 September 2021 | by Mark Gregory | Communications

OPINION: According to the government, “the business model of Australia’s free-to-air television business is under severe strain”. In November last year, the government...