A cybersecurity industry advisory board will be appointed in the coming months to support the delivery of the Commonwealth Cyber Uplift Plan, according to the National Cybersecurity Coordinator. Lieutenant...
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The national audit office has flagged a potential review of the federal government’s use of specialist investment vehicles in the wake of its controversial deal with Californian quantum startup PsiQuantum....
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Australia’s defence industry plays a critical role in the security of the nation amid growing geostrategic and technological challenges, but it is also a powerhouse of innovation and productivity....
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Telcos will be required to keep customers informed about crippling network outages via the internet, social media and news bulletins, under new industry standards being developed in the wake...
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The Western Australian government is considering ways to leverage independent organisations to boost private sector data sharing under a new strategy aimed at scaling digital industries and technology adoption....
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International students will be capped at 2023 levels from next year as part of Education minister Jason Clare’s intervention in the tertiary sector that has sparked fierce backlash from...
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Australia’s economy-wide digital ID scheme is launching with a host of technical challenges and without a genuine business case, according to a technology expert who warns the government is...
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Fewer than a dozen companies secured most of the benefit under Defence’s Global Supply Chain Program in its first 15 years, according to an independent review kept under wraps...
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Cybercrime has surged in recent years, with Australians now reporting an incident to the nation’s top cybersecurity agency every six minutes on average — a 23 per cent increase...
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200 early career researchers have secured $93 million of federal grants for multi-year projects, including the deployment of 6G, membranes that capture CO2, and exploring how workers are training...
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Last week, quantum computers were added to Australia’s Defence and Strategic Goods List of controlled items facing export restrictions. That’s because quantum technologies – which may soon provide huge...
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Drone traffic will be monitored through a long-awaited flight management system from end of next year, as Airservices Australia gets to work rolling out the new capability. The federal...
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Australian Cyber Security Centre chief Abigail Bradshaw has been named the new director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate, replacing outgoing chief Rachel Noble. Ms Bradshaw, a former Navy officer...
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Sitting on a tarmac up in Bowen, Queensland is Australia’s first fully designed and manufactured rocket, an incredible feat of domestic innovation, engineering and logistics eight years in the...