Tag: Scott Morrison

Critical technologies under a national security spotlight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Quantum computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity services and autonomous vehicles will come under increased government scrutiny, particularly around foreign interference, as part of the federal government’s new critical technologies framework...

Quantum hub follows ‘critical tech’ recognition

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s first Quantum Commercialisation Hub will be established with $70 million in federal government funding over the next decade as part of a push to develop and protect certain...

Election footing as PM lashes Big Tech on regulation

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Prime Minister has applied a blow-torch to Big Tech at the G20 CEO Summit in Auckland, demanding the tech giants come up with industry codes of practice that...

Govt to launch $500m low emissions tech fund

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has announced plans to launch a new $500 million low emissions technology fund to assist “complex, tech-focused startups” in commercialising ideas. The new funding will be...

For this PM, technology is always just about politics

Posted on   |  by Michelle Rowland
When Australians think of technology it is a positive. They see possibilities and the future. In contrast, for Scott Morrison and his cabinet, technology is an instrument to exploit...

Govt paid McKinsey $6m for net-zero modelling work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government paid US consulting giant McKinsey more than $6 million across this year to provide key modelling work for its technology-driven net-zero plan. Prime Minister Scott Morrison...