Tag: digital

ACCC to scrutinise Big Tech’s AI sprawl

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Big Tech’s expanding market power through generative artificial intelligence will be scrutinised by the national competition watchdog in the final interim report of its five-year Digital Platform Services inquiry....

Defence in digital hiring spree after contractor edict

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Defence’s digital arm will add hundreds of new in-house staff to its ranks within the next year as the department looks to end its reliance on contractors, chief information...

Industry veteran Luke Coleman is new CommsAlliance CEO

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Telecommunications industry veteran Luke Coleman has been appointed as chief executive officer at the Communications Alliance, the industry association for the telco sector. He takes over the role from...

Biosecurity startup ExoFlare raises $5.3m

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Biosecurity startup ExoFlare has closed a $5.3 million capital raise to develop its online platform for tracking threats in the agriculture and food supply chain. The seed raise was...

myGov newborns register rollout starts in Canberra

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myGov has become a one-stop shop for birth registrations in Canberra, with Services Australia kicking off a new trial just weeks after assuming responsibility for ‘life event’ services. Government...

NSW, Qld to revive eConveyancing reforms

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The Queensland and New South Wales governments will try and revive competition reforms in electronic conveyancing after the industry body leading interoperability efforts halted its program late last month....

Sharma urges govt to drive eConveyancing reform

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Pressure is mounting on the federal government to limit the monopoly of online conveyancing platform PEXA, with Liberal senator Dave Sharma joining calls for the competition watchdog to provide...

Tech Council lays path to 200,000 AI jobs by 2030

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As many as 200,000 AI-related jobs could be created in Australia by 2030 if the federal government provides deliberate policy support, according to a new report by the Tech...

AI adoption centres finally unveiled

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Four artificial intelligence centres focused on helping small to medium-sized enterprises safely adopt the technology have been announced by Industry and Science minister Ed Husic. Sharing in $16.3 million,...