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Big Tech misinformation reports ‘not working’: ACMA

Misinformation reports produced by digital platform providers like Meta, Twitter and TikTok under the voluntary industry code are “not working to provide transparency”, the communications watchdog has argued in...

Transparency is more than a buzzword in the disinformation fight

1 June 2023 | by Sunita Bose

If you think ‘transparency’ is a buzzword, you’d be easily forgiven. We regularly hear calls and commitments to corporate transparency and, while we know it’s a good thing, do...

Inquiry to probe generative AI use in schools, higher ed

25 May 2023 | by Justin Hendry

A parliamentary inquiry will examine the risks and potential opportunities of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in school and higher education settings, with Education minister Jason Clare convinced...

The ‘tech winter’ shows how naive we are

4 May 2023 | by Jordan Guiao

The tech industry has had a rollercoaster year so far. Tens of thousands have been laid off from the largest tech companies, media darling startups have declared bankruptcy and...

Microsoft’s warning against sovereign data and tech capability

3 May 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

Microsoft on Wednesday argued against Australia focusing too much on sovereign tech capabilities and data storage requirements, telling a parliament inquiry it would harm competition and security. The company...

Cloud giants, locals divided over Australia’s regulatory settings

29 March 2023 | by Justin Hendry

AWS and Microsoft have dismissed the need for further regulation in Australia, arguing that their platforms are already subject to a host of legislative and policy frameworks, as the...

NSW looks to local SMEs for quantum edge in transport

13 March 2023 | by Justin Hendry

Local quantum firms are being called up to design bespoke hardware that can be used by the New South Wales government to solve problems on Sydney’s creaking public transport...

Big Tech and consultants’ ‘very small’ tax bill revealed

3 November 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Global tech and consulting giants routinely engaged by government departments have been shown to be paying only a fraction of tax on multi-billion dollar local income in the latest...

NSW Education discloses $56m Microsoft contract three years late

31 October 2022 | by Justin Hendry

A Microsoft licensing contract worth $56 million was not publicly disclosed by the New South Wales Department of Education for more than three years due to an administrative oversight...

Microsoft minimising tax on grand scale in Australia: Report

14 October 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Microsoft is using a vast network of subsidiaries and tax havens to minimise the tax it pays in Australia as it holds lucrative government contracts to deliver public services,...

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Big Tech misinformation reports ‘not working’: ACMA

Transparency is more than a buzzword in the disinformation fight

Inquiry to probe generative AI use in schools, higher ed

The ‘tech winter’ shows how naive we are

Microsoft’s warning against sovereign data and tech capability

NSW looks to local SMEs for quantum edge in transport

Big Tech and consultants’ ‘very small’ tax bill revealed

NSW Education discloses $56m Microsoft contract three years late

Microsoft minimising tax on grand scale in Australia: Report

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