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Qld super mandate directs $50m to local startups

One of Queensland’s largest super funds will direct $50 million towards innovative startups under a new investment mandate designed to drive productivity. The mandate will see Brighter Super work...

EY lands lucrative Tax Office data work

Big Four consulting giant EY will continue its lucrative data work for the tax office under a new deal worth more than $11 million. The Australian Taxation Office has...

R&D tax reforms could deliver $7bn boost each year

Australia could reap more than $7 billion each year by reforming uncompetitive R&D tax settings, according to new economic modelling commissioned by the Business Council of Australia, Atlassian and...

China proposes new global AI cooperation organisation

China has said on Saturday that it wants to create an organisation to foster global cooperation on artificial intelligence, positioning itself as an alternative to the US as the...

Chinese hackers may have found SharePoint flaws via alert

Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, according...

Defence awards $17m in sovereign manufacturing grants

Australian defence manufacturers have received $17.3 million in grants through the latest round of the Defence Industry Development Grants Program to build sovereign industrial capabilities. The grants will help...

The Gig Guide: Home Affairs reshuffles top ranks

A sweeping leadership shake-up at the Department of Home Affairs has reshaped its top executive team, cementing a stronger focus on national security, digital infrastructure and multicultural affairs. The...

Tech giants step up opposition to digital competition regime

Big Tech giants have ratcheted up opposition to Australia’s proposed digital competition regime under the cover of the Albanese government’s productivity push, arguing the new rules will hurt business...

Scientists demand R&D levies on big business

Large businesses would pay multi-million dollar levies every year to fund basic research in Australia under a radical proposal being put forward by scientists as a response to plummeting...

News Wrap: Silicon Valley gets its way in US AI plan

There are three names attached to the Trump administration’s newly published AI Action Plan. One is the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the other two are Silicon...

APS pilot brings local OpenAI instance to Canberra

Federal agencies will gain access to an Australian instance of OpenAI’s GPT-4o as part of a whole-of-government AI service being trialed to accelerate the adoption of AI across the...