HECS-style loans for university students and recent graduates to launch innovative new companies could be on offer as early as next year, with consultation on the federal government’s planned...
Australia urgently needs dedicated facial recognition laws to stop the current slide towards a surveillance state and reduce the serious risk of error in high stakes applications like policing,...
Seven space projects focused on improving defence surveillance capabilities will share more than $1 million in grant funding from the NSW state government, while two new seed projects share...
Sydney’s Tech Central will add a secure collaborative research and innovation facility known as the “Vault” for cybersecurity and Defence projects, while one of the innovation precinct’s residents is...
Quantum researchers from two Sydney universities will team with the US defence research agency and tech giants to develop better ways of measuring the race towards fault-tolerant quantum computers....
Former Australian Human Rights Commissioner Ed Santow is leading the development of a “model law” for facial recognition technology in Australia, warning the current absence is allowing the technology...
The University of Technology Sydney has ended its global search for a new vice-chancellor by sticking with acting leader Professor Andrew Parfitt. An Australian space industry veteran, Professor Parfitt...
The robodebt scheme was an example of a government “beta testing” algorithms on its most vulnerable citizens and failed to properly account for fundamental principles of accuracy, accountability, and...
Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner Ed Santow will lead a University of Technology Sydney (UTS) ‘responsible technology’ initiative focused on AI when he steps down from his role at the...
Professor Attila Brungs has been appointed as the new UNSW Sydney president and Vice-Chancellor, moving over from the same role at the University of Technology Sydney where he has worked...