The metaverse – a complete virtual world that promises to be the next phase of the web is not a new concept. It’s entered pop culture in many examples...
Digital
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Australia’s competition regulator wants new powers to stop Google from being the default search service on nearly every phone and computer in the country, warning the tech giant’s 94...
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Cryptocurrency businesses and assets would be licensed by Treasury and a new system introduced in corporate law under a plan to regulate the sector being put forward by a...
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Defence Industry Minister Melissa Price will take control of the CSIRO and the Australian Space Agency while Energy Minister Angus Taylor will oversee the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative...
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The NSW government is expected to have integrated COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates into the venue check-in function of its Service NSW app by October 18, and available publicly across...
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The federal government has finally unveiled exposure legislation expanding its digital identity program to state governments and the private sector, with a whirlwind consultation period commencing before it is...
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Sydney Trains has unleashed artificial intelligence technology on its CCTV network, already using it to catch seven trespassers attempting to access tunnels from station platforms. It comes as the...
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The New South Wales government has widened the tax rebate it offers visual effects businesses to include game developers in a bid to bring more video game companies to...
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There is “no rational reason” for the way Australian governments are currently planning to roll out digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates, which is less secure and more damaging to privacy...
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Australian governments are working to incorporate federal vaccination certificates into state and territory check in apps and are cooperating on home quarantine for fully vaccinated people as states and...
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Accenture has been handed more than $11 million to make “enhancements” to My Health Record across this financial year, with the Irish-domiciled multinational now paid nearly $641 million over...
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The Victorian government is on the hunt for a private operator to run a $10 million digital hub in Cremorne, which it aims to be the “driving force behind...
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The Victorian government is set to significantly broaden its cybersecurity priorities to “proactively” assist businesses and individuals to protect themselves and embark on a large-scale uplift program as part...
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OPINION: According to the government, “the business model of Australia’s free-to-air television business is under severe strain”. In November last year, the government released a “Media Reform Green Paper”...