With another year almost over, InnovationAus.com has put together a two-part recap of the key highlights of an extraordinary 2018. For this first part, we’ll look at what happened...
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As the clock runs down on 2018, InnovationAus.com is taking the pulse of our readership through a short survey to make sure we are on the right track and...
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A new $13 million global talent scheme program has been unveiled by the federal government, providing fast-tracked visas to STEM-focused companies, following the launch of a pilot program earlier...
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This is a good time of the year to reflect on our industry and its place in today’s society – not so much in respect of all of the...
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The federal opposition has pledged to “preserve” the research and development tax incentive after accusing the government of “wrecking” the popular scheme. At the Labor Party’s national conference in...
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Labor’s National Conference has formally adopted into its platform a significantly boosted policy profile for artificial intelligence, committing a future Shorten government to the development of new AI capability...
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The competition watchdog’s proposed changes to Australian merger and acquisition laws could damage local tech companies and their ability to reach an exit, according to Tamme co-founder Jessica Glenn...
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Queensland’s Digital Technology Minister Mick de Brenni has lashed out at Federal Digital Transformation Minister Michael Kennan for using the Australian Digital Council to “water down” state regulations. Mr...
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Fresh from its monstering three months ago at the hands of the banking Royal Commission, the local insurance giant IAG has turned up as the primary sponsor of a...
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Risks of re-identification are very real, so we must approach the sharing of anonymised data carefully. But with tremendous benefits on offer it is worth the effort, according to...
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We must understand how to build and maintain the trust of humans in order to unlock and deliver the great social and commercial value in data, according to Caity...
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The federal government’s cybersecurity growth centre has turned its attention to helping the local sector face the reality of the nation’s new encryption laws. AustCyber has met with Home...
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Passing the highly controversial bill was an “incredibly hard choice”, and the Opposition will look to strengthen protections in the scheme if it wins next year’s election, shadow digital...
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South Australia has won the competitive, six-month race between the states to host Australia’s space agency, with the headquarters to be based in Adelaide from next year. It was...