Communications minister Michelle Rowland has released draft legislation that would give the Australian Media and Communications Authority new powers to hold social media platforms and others accountable for harmful...
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A $1.5 billion tax incentive package for businesses to buy technology and train staff has cleared Parliament in the final sitting days of the financial year, but a delay...
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Our nation is experiencing its lowest productivity growth in 60 years, according to the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia. And this downturn is reflected across most advanced...
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My Health Record could adopt a new model where health data is primarily stored in its original clinical system of record from as early as next year, potentially reducing...
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As the European Union moves to legislate the world’s first Artificial Intelligence Act, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has stressed the need for Australia’s regulatory regime to be...
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A landmark step in the world’s first law governing the use of artificial intelligence in Europe has been welcomed by experts, who say the upcoming law will apply widely...
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Algorithms for milk supply chain audits, beef e-certifications and emissions tracking systems for rice crops are among the 15 projects to share in $6 million in federal regtech grants...
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Global consulting giants McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group will be paid $3.4 million for seven weeks work to support the independent review of the troubled modernising business registers program....
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Newly minted NSW digital minister Jihad Dib has used his first ministerial address to provide a glimpse at the Minns government’s plan to drive ‘good change’ into the state’s...
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Twitter was the only tech giant covered by Australia’s voluntary disinformation and misinformation code not to publish data on the volume of local content removed from its social media...
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The Victorian government is “confident“ in its decision to award Conduent a $1.7 billion contract to run and upgrade the myki public transport ticketing system despite complaints from another bidder...
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An investigation into the selection of Salesforce as the provider of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s new customer relationship management system has been ordered after potential issues with the...
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A new enforceable timeline for implementing interoperability between electronic conveyancing network providers could be finalised as soon as the end of June, with market challenger Sympli advocating for a...
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A parliamentary inquiry will examine the risks and potential opportunities of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in school and higher education settings, with Education minister Jason Clare convinced...