A Dutton government would revive automation and compliance technologies in a bid to curb wait times, personalise services and fight fraud, shadow digital minister Paul Fletcher told the ICT...
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US regulators have launched legal action against software giant Adobe for its deceptive cancelation policy that allegedly traps subscribers into continuing to pay for popular software products like Photoshop...
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There is now a bipartisan push in Australia for children aged under 16 to be banned from using social media. To do this a form of online age verification...
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Artificial intelligence could add $280 billion of economic, cyber and environmental benefits to Australia in 2030 according to Google, which has unveiled its analysis as the Albanese government considers...
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Blockchain and digital asset technologies should be a priority for government according to federal Labor rising star Andrew Charlton, who on Tuesday likened the potential prosperity gains that would...
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Australians are worried about the impact of content that is digitally altered to fuel online misinformation, fearing it will have an impact on upcoming elections, according to a new...
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Sydney-based computer vision startup Visionary Machines is eyeing global expansion, buoyed by “fantastic” support from the Department of Defence and its new approach to smaller tech suppliers. After five...
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A large-scale digital transformation project within the Victorian courts is running three years late and is more than $30 million over budget, as it grapples with an increasing scope...
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The eSafety Commissioner has abandoned its Federal Court case against Elon Musk’s X, just days after two prominent US digital rights groups were approved to intervene in the matter....
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The federal government’s long-running Medicare tech upgrade project has been placed back on “red” status due to delays to a number of deliverables, with nearly $400 million already spent....
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The majority of $50 million in upgrades to myGov will be done by public servants as Services Australia moves away from systems integrators but faces a growing software bill....
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A trial of age verification technologies will be managed by the Department of Communications, but technical effectiveness tests will be done by a third-party expert selected through a competitive...
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Digital platforms now face additional online safety standards when deploying generative AI and recommender algorithms through updates to the regulator’s Basic Online Safety Expectations. A key new requirement is...
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A pair of major US digital rights organisations have been approved to intervene in the eSafety Commissioner’s ongoing case against Elon Musk’s X in another blow to the Australian...