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Defence seeks quantum capability

The Department of Defence is on the lookout to partner within industry, academia and government research agencies to help it understand the potential use of quantum technologies and develop...

A tale of two FinTech hubs

The Victorian government has opted to fund two separate FinTech hubs in Melbourne following an extended tender process. The government announced last June that it would work with an...

National plan for cyber studies

Nationwide TAFE cybersecurity qualifications have officially been launched in a “significant step forward” in combating the industry’s ever-growing skills gap. The National Cybersecurity TAFE Qualifications were launched by Minister...

Springboard and the new future

Progress is being made towards better gender diversity in the Australian tech and startup sector, but much more work needs to be done to approach equality, Springboard Enterprise Australia...

Feds drive new regional focus

The Australian government is set to establish four regional tech incubators to grow the startup and technology business ecosystems outside of capital cities. The four incubators will cover areas...

The search for a crystal ball

The next twelve months should be a rip roaring ride for the technology and innovation scene in Australia and the world, full of disruption, instability and enormous opportunity. On...

Gupta eyes an electric Lazarus

Just when you thought vehicle manufacturing in Australia had gone the way of the dodo, billionaire UK investor Sanjeev Gupta has popped up with a bid to buy some of...

ATO crack down on cryptocurrency

The ATO is investigating measures to ensure that cryptocurrency investors and traders are paying the right amount of tax on their investments. The agency has confirmed that it is...

Former spy boss seeks new agency

Former spy chief David Irvine says Australia’s capacity to counter threats and criminal activity using cyber investigative tools is “relatively weak” and has called for the creation of a...

Audit slaps AEC for 2016 ballot

The Auditor-General has slapped the Australian Electoral Commission over its handling of aspects of the 2016 federal election, pointing to IT contracts that did not provide value for money and...

Incubator tender: A regional deal

The federal government has opened a tender for four regional incubator facilitators as part of the Industry department’s revamped Entrepreneurs’ Programme. These facilitators are being asked to provide mentoring...

Qld unveils reef SBIR challenge

Leeanne Enoch may no longer hold the Innovation portfolio, but she continues to take advantage of the state’s Advance Queensland initiative, launching a new challenge through Queensland’s Small Business...

NSW govt’s weird cyber problem

A report from the NSW Auditor General found that a third of NSW government agencies had no cyber attacks at all in 2016-17, a result described as farcical by...

Apple exposes Labor divisions

The heated public debate over a secretive deal between tech giant Apple and the Victorian government to build a “flagship” store at Federation Square has revealed internal divisions within...