Author: Justin Hendry

UNSW pushes ahead with new AI research institute

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A new artificial intelligence institute at the University of New South Wales hopes to forge interdisciplinary connections between researchers and improve commercialisation opportunities. The UNSW AI Institute launched on...

Broad church: AIIA members divided over data localisation

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The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has struggled to reach consensus among its diverse membership base on data localisation, but has broadly agreed that onshore hosting does not guarantee...

Tax office wants to be ‘fully digitalised’ by 2030

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A “fully digitalised” tax office remains eight years away, according to Tax commissioner Chris Jordan, who envisions a greater reliance on natural systems for sourcing real-time data. Mr Jordan...

NSW govt digital merit review disappears as DaPCo disbanded

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A Cabinet sub-committee established with a mandate to review the digital and data merits of new NSW government projects has been disbanded, with only some of its former responsibilities...

Big Tech at odds with governments over data localisation

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State and territory governments and the national science agency are urging the federal government to explore data localisation requirements for both government and critical infrastructure providers, putting themselves at...

‘Serious’ issues with police access to telco data on the rise

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“Serious compliance issues” with law enforcement access to metadata and content under Australia’s telecommunications interception laws have climbed for the third straight year, the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found. The...

Tech giants rally against data localisation in Australia

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Global tech giants and their industry associations have rallied against the federal government introducing localisation requirements for data storage, arguing it brings no inherent benefit to cybersecurity and that...