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Taking a tech lead from China

The vocal ‘anti-China’ forces in Australia that the federal government is now attempting to counter – somewhat awkwardly – continue to view the technology world through a very US...

NSW eases into digital rebates

The NSW government continues to push hard with its digital service delivery agenda, announcing on Monday that its Service NSW cost of living service is now live. The cost...

Vic land titles’ data concerns

There are “significant” privacy, data security and transparency concerns surrounding the Victorian government’s sale of the land titles registry, a standing committee has found. The Environment and Planning Committee...

Veterans reskill with cyber lessons

Australian military veterans will be trained as cybersecurity experts in the Department of Human Services as part of a new government program. The federal government has partnered with employment...

Cyber defences: What happens next

In the most significant speech of his political career, Angus Taylor has outlined a fundamental re-making of Australia’s cyber security strategy through the creation of a ‘cyber defence network’...

Keenan names Data Commissioner

The Federal government has made Deborah Anton the country’s first National Data Commissioner as the list of government data privacy challenges becomes ever lengthier and more fraught. The announcement...

Digital economy plan set for refresh

The government is set to unveil its digital economy strategy in the coming months, but delays in releasing the report have been slammed by the Opposition. The strategy had...

Qld manufacturing gets skills boost

The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) says the Queensland government’s decision to establish a Skills Working Group to help oversee traditional manufacturers’ transition into advanced manufacturers is a move...

MacTel’s $80m data centre boost

Macquarie Telecom’s Sydney co-location Intellicentre 3 (IC3) datacentre campus at Macquarie Park is getting an $80 million upgrade as the broad migration to the cloud continues at pace. Cloud...

Apple Fed Square heritage problem

An “unprecedented” heritage-listing of Federation Square could put the Victorian government plan for a ‘flagship’ Apple Store in jeopardy, with community groups planning to take the issue to the...

Turnbull on China: Tech’s embrace

Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a sometimes gushing pro-China speech at the University of NSW in Sydney, just two days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi asked Julie Bishop during...

NSW’s new tech mega precinct

The New South Wales government has announced initial plans for a potentially vast new tech precinct in central Sydney – to be “Australia’s Silicon Valley” – but has declined...

Australia ‘out in the cold’ on cyber

Australia risks being “left out in the cold” and vulnerable to large-scale cyberattacks if it does not establish a telecommunications security assurance centre, according to RMIT associate professor and...

Huawei ramps up 5G defences

Huawei Australia’s cyber chief has blamed “unsubstantiated speculation” for why the company is staring down the barrel of being banned from participating in Australia’s 5G network. Speaking at a...