The Albanese government is being urged to take advantage of a rare multi reform opportunity to curb Australia’s “extractive and predatory data market” after analysis of a leaked dataset...
Policy
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Parliament will investigate “sovereign capability in the Australian tech sector” over six months next year after David Pocock had the issue referred to the Senate’s finance committee on Wednesday....
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The federal government would have “significant questions to answer” if it were to move ahead with an investment into a US quantum company based on a highly unusual and...
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Foreign companies will be eligible for investments, loans and guarantees through the National Reconstruction Fund, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic has confirmed, following last week’s launch of the...
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The Western Australian government has founded a new GreenTech hub and grants program backed by fossil fuels giant Chevron, with some funding already committed to a feasibility study on...
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A forum of industry representatives will be stood up by the Albanese government on a permanent basis to consider copyright issues presented by generative artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT....
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What were the most important achievements of the Morrison government? I asked Microsoft Bing chat. Alongside managing the COVID-19 pandemic, the AI chatbot nominated AUKUS, the trilateral security pact...
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We are three years into what federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers calls The Defining Decade. By his own count, he has given thirteen speeches on it since he first espoused...
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The Albanese government is racing ahead with controversial reforms to export controls that will introduce a “licence-free environment” for technology sharing between AUKUS partners at the expense of local...
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“I don’t want access to another grant; I want to be able to have the government as a customer.” That’s the answer I often get to the question of...
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Legislation to remove the Education minister’s power to veto Australian Research Council grants has been introduced to Parliament, as the federal government works to implement other recommendations made in...
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The federal government has abandoned its massive enterprise resource planning system consolidation project known as GovERP in favour of a new approach that promises greater autonomy for agencies. The...
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The Australian government serves every individual and business that interacts with Australian laws and regulations. It is a massive and intricate conglomerate, encompassing diverse organisations with a multitude of...
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Dr David Ireland has built a career in research translation, taking ideas and IP from the laboratory and applying models for commercial success or social impact. He says that...