Author: Justin Hendry

Calls for new ‘national interest’ test for datasets

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New ministerial powers preventing certain datasets from being stored outside of Australia should be handed to the federal government, according to a local cloud services provider and data centre...

Lumi: Software-as-a-service for TV productions

Posted on   |  by Stuart Mason
The concept for Lumi came from a simple realisation that most good ideas start from: “surely there’s a better way of doing this”. Karen Dewey was working as an...

Govts sign off on $100m for SA hydrogen port

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A large-scale hydrogen export terminal planned for South Australia’s Spencer Gulf is one step closer to reality after the federal and state government finalised a $100 million funding agreement....

Canberra gets into the space business with new industry hub

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Australian Capital Territory aims to position itself as the nation’s “gateway to space” via a new industry hub, to serve as a link between research, industry, and government...

Investment NSW to cut staff in restructure

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Investment NSW is set to lose as much as 25 per cent of its workforce in a major restructure that follows deep budget cuts at the Department of Enterprise,...

NSW govt cuts innovation grants, trims others

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A handful of industry and innovation grant programs put on hold by the New South Wales government earlier this year are set to restart with reduced funding in the...

Govt sets phased path to digital ID in draft bill

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has kicked off public consultations on a proposed expansion of its digital identity system, with draft legislation revealing plans for a phased roll-out to the private...