Australian employer, business tech and research groups have formed an alliance to tackle responsible AI by developing best practice guidance, tools and training for Australian companies using the high-risk...
Skills
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The South Australian and Commonwealth governments have formerly signed an AUKUS cooperation agreement, which includes an initial commitment to 800 additional Commonwealth Supported Places at South Australian universities over...
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is calling for more to be done to boost Australia’s STEM skills capacity to deliver the AUKUS pact and that migration will be needed to...
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The fevered anticipation about which nuclear submarines Australia will acquire and where they will be built is understandable. It’s a decades long program worth hundreds of billions of dollars....
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A Hydrogen Centre of Excellence will be established in Sydney to train hundreds of plumbers for the emerging industry if Labor is elected at this month’s New South Wales...
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South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has broken ground on the first of five new technical colleges aimed at producing the skilled workforce to build – among other things –...
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A capacity study on Australia’s workforce needs to transition to a clean energy economy will be undertaken by Jobs and Skills Australia later this year. The announcement was made...
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New university and vocational training facilities in Wollongong will train workers in clean energy and clean manufacturing after a $12.5 million commitment from the federal government. A $10 million...
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Women in STEM groups are warning of an approach cliff for federally funded programs designed to encourage women into science and technology, with the government unlikely to commit to...
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Amazon now employs around 4000 people in its Australian cloud business – nearly double the number of permanent staff in the tech giant’s local retail business, which still relies...
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The Australian Computer Society recorded its biggest surplus in a decade last financial year, netting gains of more than $7 million as revenue from its professional recognition scheme hit...
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Nearly $16 million in grants funding has been awarded to 17 programs supporting women in STEM through initiatives like industry internships, teacher training, and lessons for school students. The...
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Australia should consider “strategic needs” ahead of a one-size-fits-all income threshold to help fill the technology skills shortage, according to the country’s largest professional association for technology workers. In...
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Some of Australia’s biggest local tech firms, including Canva, TechnologyOne and SafetyCulture, are eyeing expansion amid the wave of job cuts sweeping through the sector following higher interest rates...