Government is considering modifications to its new temporary skills visa regime in the wake of significant criticism from the commercial tech and innovation sector, and from the science and...
Science
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The Victorian Privacy Commissioner has slammed the federal government’s plan to “randomly” drug test new welfare recipients, as the scheme faces a tough path through Parliament. Victorian Commissioner for...
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A war of words has broken out between the government and opposition over planned changes to the Incubator Support initiative, as confusion reigns over the program’s future. A small...
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Newly-appointed DTA chief Gavin Slater concedes he has a lot to learn about his new role after an embarrassing first appearance at the Senate estimates where his political impartiality...
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Austrade staff were reeling in shock last night after recently-appointed CEO Stephanie Fahey began a major bloodletting at the organisation with three of most senior executives set to leave...
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The Federal Government has agreed to the creation of a new privacy code to apply to the Australian Public Service following a series of high-profile and embarrassing data debacles...
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The global cyber attack that hit more than 200,000 computers across 150 countries last weekend should serve as a wake-up call for the Australian businesses and government agencies that...
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The government’s new “data-driven profiling” method for drug testing welfare recipients risks running into the same issues as its robo-debt tool and poses a serious privacy risk, the Opposition...
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Katherine Woodthorpe is a remarkable chairman: First, she’s a woman and secondly she’s a scientist – both remain rare at the apex of Australian corporate life. A former CEO...
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You wouldn’t want to read too much into it, but Bill Shorten’s faux-feisty budget reply last night did nothing to paint a picture of how Labor would shape Australia’s...
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Federal budget nights really are an expectations game. No-one ever gets everything that they want, and sometimes we get things that we specifically don’t want. So really the only...
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The Federal government will slap a levy on employers of foreign workers coming into the country on the new Temporary Skill Shortage visa that’s expected to reap more than...
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The federal government has provided $15 million in funding for the creation of a “world-first analysis platform for satellite imagery”, which will assist with evidence-based decisions for the environment...
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The last three federal budgets have provided only meagre fare for the Aussie tech and innovation sectors. But tonight will be different. There will be meat on the bones...