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Victoria throws $10m lifeline to female founders fund

Victoria will continue funding female founders and women-led companies through the Alice Anderson Fund, with the state government topping up the fund with another $10 million ahead of...

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Govt needs power to ban unethical suppliers, KPMG review says

A scathing report that found KPMG entered million-dollar contracts even after agreeing to pause procurement bids says the Finance department should have the power to ban unethical...

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We can diagnose a broken innovation system. But can we fix it?

Anyone who has worked in Australian research and innovation policy for more than a decade will recognise the pattern. The Chief Scientist's The Chance to Change report (2000), the...

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Websites go dark as AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language sent website operators...

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Toby Walsh bruises some egos at AI committee hearing

Parliament’s joint committee on artificial intelligence turned awkward on Wednesday when its deputy chair bickered with one of Australia’s leading AI academics who accused the...

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Pocock floats 5pc data centre levy, ‘patriotic’ procurement

A five per cent levy on the revenues of data centres operating in Australia would help the public capture a share of the “gold rush” in artificial intelligence, independent senator...

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Security agencies’ chilling warning on artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is driving the radicalisation of vulnerable Australians “at rapid speed” and helping plan sophisticated attacks, law enforcement and intelligence agencies...