Tech giants could be forced to guarantee local startup access to computing power under legislated AI standards, Innovation minister Tim Ayres confirmed on Thursday, opening the door to a...
A long-promised food manufacturing hub backed by the federal government has opened on NSW’s Central Coast, giving local businesses and students access to purpose-built production spaces and other shared...
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...
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...
The national science agency is examining alternatives to the closure of its fire testing lab in Sydney’s north west following an outcry from the construction industry over the loss...
Drone mapping and robotics scaleup Emesent has added $25 million to its coffers through new equity funding and a first of its kind debt investment from the Albanese government’s...
Funding cuts to startup programs and science agencies are muddying the Albanese government’s pro-innovation agenda, Stone & Chalk chief executive Stela Solar says, while calling for clearer signals for...
The private sector needs to do more of the financial heavy lifting to back Australian innovation, Industry Minister Tim Ayres has said, laying out plans for his portfolio to...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged a major policy gear shift on artificial intelligence as soon as next month, adding to speculation the government is weighing a copyright workaround...
Federal industry minister Tim Ayres has pledged there will be “no undermining of copyright protections”, after claims emerged in the Senate that the government is considering a workaround for...