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Outcomex sets standard for ransomware response

It wasn’t long after Outcomex had told one of its clients that its cybersecurity measures needed to be replaced and improved that the client was hit by a ransomware...

Melbourne to play host to smart city leaders

Advances in technology are empowering planners to make better informed decisions about urban policy, helping create more sustainable Australian cities that are resilient to changes in population and climate. ...

State backed VC investments start flowing in Qld

Mandalay Venture Partners is the first off the mark in delivering funding out of the Queensland government’s Venture Capital Development Fund, revealing deals with two local AgTech startups on...

Uncertainty grows as NSW awaits innovation blueprint

The NSW government’s slow-moving innovation blueprint is creating uncertainty in the startup capital, according to the opposition, which says entrepreneurs and investors need policy certainty to thrive. Industry and...

Hanwha on local defence industry partnership spree

Hanwha signed three new local defence industry partnerships and renewed its collaboration agreement with Deakin University last week at the Land Forces 2024 conference in Melbourne. The industry agreements...

Defence’s $82m sovereign rocket motor and hypersonics plan

Defence has allocated $82 million for rocket motor manufacturing and the development of next generation missile components, including hypersonics, through its larger Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise program....

Octopus Deploy on the art of sustainable scaling

Australian founders need to back themselves and focus on building sustainable, profitable small businesses rather than immediately looking for government support or outside funding, according to Octopus Deploy founder...

Data breaches hit three-year high: OAIC

Serious data breaches are occurring at the highest rate in the last three and a half years, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, as it awaits...

NSW teachers to get time-saving GenAI tool

NSW teachers will gain statewide access to a purpose-built generative artificial intelligence app after the tool was found to free up as much as an hour per week during...

New R&D program links Qld SMEs with regional unis

A new $7 million program to link regional Queensland university researchers with local SMEs has launched with a call out for pioneering firms and free training, as the state...

Coordination is key if deep tech is really our future

If we want a future made in Australia, we will have to vote for it at the next federal election says Senator Tim Ayres, the newly appointed Assistant Minister...

Oli, the early warning system for childbirth complications

Around the world today, mothers are being monitored for life-threatening conditions when they are giving birth with the same technology that was being used to monitor their grandmothers in...