A company tied to mining lobbyists and unions collected billions in levies on behalf of the government Stephanie Tran investigates. Between 1993 and 2017, an obscure private company run by the CFMEU, NSW Minerals Council and Queensland Resources Council was effectively collecting Commonwealth taxes. The billion-dollar Commonwealth scheme was meant
The idea that Australia needs a single, universal identification number is “dead in the water”, according to GBG’s head of data innovation Michael Harmer, who says the country’s advanced identity infrastructure already provides world-class trust and security without the need for a national ID. In a
Industry minister Tim Ayres will on Tuesday call on the tech sector to come to the table with artificial intelligence skills and safety as the government pledges to play its part on regulation and investment. The clarion call comes after the government last month said it would make AI a
A necessary by-product of the ugly war in Europe is that in three years Ukraine has built perhaps the most productive and vibrant defence industry startup ecosystem in the world. It is an unpalatable reality that Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has become an innovation accelerant. For Ukraine the conflict
The NSW government on Tuesday opened its new Investment Delivery Authority for expressions of interest, with data centres, clean energy and hotel project the first targets of a $50 billion investment blitz. Announced in the state Budget with $17.7 million in funding, the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) promises to be
South Australia will roll out its homegrown generative AI tool, EdChat, to every public high school student from next term, making it the first mover on generative AI for students. The Department for Education partnered with Microsoft to develop EdChat, which has been in trial since
Australia released its first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) on Monday. The document paints a realistic but stark picture of where we are heading – it is not light reading. Climate hazards and compound events will continue to escalate and we will need all hands on deck to deal with the consequences. If anyone wants more evidence that we need ...
A business case to establish a nuclear submarine base at Port Kembla or Newcastle is being prepared for the NSW Cabinet, but the public is being kept totally in the dark. Transparency Warrior Rex Patrick reports. It’s a radioactive issue in more ways than one, with no one in either
South Australia has opened a new consultation on artificial intelligence tools, inviting tech vendors to contribute ideas that could shape a procurement playbook for government’s use of the technology. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on AI tools,
Authorities in Sydney approved construction of data centres without requiring measurable plans to cut water use, raising concerns the sector’s rapid growth will leave residents competing for the resource. The New South Wales state government, which presides over Australia’s biggest city, green-lit all 10 data centre applications it has ruled
The federal government will open applications next month for the first tranche of its $1 billion Green Iron Investment Fund, with at least $500 million available under the National Development Stream to support large-scale projects that can help build a domestic low-emissions iron industry. The guidelines,
A financial mismanagement scandal has hit the sport of Ice Hockey in Australia, and its President has stepped down in disgrace. Sandi Logan with the story. Ice Hockey is not a major sport in Australia, or anywhere else in the southern hemisphere. In Northern and Eastern Europe, Russia and North
A company tied to mining lobbyists and unions collected billions in levies on behalf of the government Stephanie Tran investigates. Between 1993 and 2017, an obscure private company run by the CFMEU, NSW Minerals Council and Queensland Resources Council was effectively collecting Commonwealth taxes. The billion-dollar Commonwealth scheme was meant
The idea that Australia needs a single, universal identification number is “dead in the water”, according to GBG’s head of data innovation Michael Harmer, who says the country’s advanced identity infrastructure already provides world-class trust and security without the need for a national ID. In a
Industry minister Tim Ayres will on Tuesday call on the tech sector to come to the table with artificial intelligence skills and safety as the government pledges to play its part on regulation and investment. The clarion call comes after the government last month said it would make AI a
A necessary by-product of the ugly war in Europe is that in three years Ukraine has built perhaps the most productive and vibrant defence industry startup ecosystem in the world. It is an unpalatable reality that Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has become an innovation accelerant. For Ukraine the conflict
The NSW government on Tuesday opened its new Investment Delivery Authority for expressions of interest, with data centres, clean energy and hotel project the first targets of a $50 billion investment blitz. Announced in the state Budget with $17.7 million in funding, the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) promises to be
South Australia will roll out its homegrown generative AI tool, EdChat, to every public high school student from next term, making it the first mover on generative AI for students. The Department for Education partnered with Microsoft to develop EdChat, which has been in trial since
Australia released its first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) on Monday. The document paints a realistic but stark picture of where we are heading – it is not light reading. Climate hazards and compound events will continue to escalate and we will need all hands on deck to deal with the consequences. If anyone wants more evidence that we need ...
A business case to establish a nuclear submarine base at Port Kembla or Newcastle is being prepared for the NSW Cabinet, but the public is being kept totally in the dark. Transparency Warrior Rex Patrick reports. It’s a radioactive issue in more ways than one, with no one in either
South Australia has opened a new consultation on artificial intelligence tools, inviting tech vendors to contribute ideas that could shape a procurement playbook for government’s use of the technology. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on AI tools,
Authorities in Sydney approved construction of data centres without requiring measurable plans to cut water use, raising concerns the sector’s rapid growth will leave residents competing for the resource. The New South Wales state government, which presides over Australia’s biggest city, green-lit all 10 data centre applications it has ruled
The federal government will open applications next month for the first tranche of its $1 billion Green Iron Investment Fund, with at least $500 million available under the National Development Stream to support large-scale projects that can help build a domestic low-emissions iron industry. The guidelines,
A financial mismanagement scandal has hit the sport of Ice Hockey in Australia, and its President has stepped down in disgrace. Sandi Logan with the story. Ice Hockey is not a major sport in Australia, or anywhere else in the southern hemisphere. In Northern and Eastern Europe, Russia and North