Tag: Richard Marles

AUKUS gets go-ahead with passage of US bill

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
US legislation to allow the sale of nuclear-powered submarines and expedite defence and advanced technology transfers and investment with Australia has passed US Congress, leaving only President Joe Biden...

Australia races ahead with defence export control reforms

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government is racing ahead with controversial reforms to export controls that will introduce a “licence-free environment” for technology sharing between AUKUS partners at the expense of local...

Govt pursuing cyber safe harbour to spur data sharing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Safe harbour laws that temporarily shield companies from liability during a cyber-attack will be pursed by the federal government in a bid to improve information sharing with Australia’s cyber...

The AI enigma: Marles and Husic at Bletchley Park

Posted on   |  by James Riley
President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI regulation announced on Monday in the US fairly gazumped the Global AI Safety Summit being hosted by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

Australia to review defence export controls

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Two former bureaucrats, including an ex-competition watchdog boss, will lead an independent review of Australian export control laws that will contemplate the need for greater freedoms to share technology...

Govt urged to act on AUKUS Pillar II roadblocks

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The advanced technologies component of AUKUS remains in danger of being grounded by regulatory barriers, according to the Opposition, which is calling for a more vocal and proactive approach...