Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband are among the biggest funders of far-right lobby group "Advance”, which aggressively spreads hateful propaganda and racist tropes.
The post Jillian Segal and husband funding far-right group “Advance” appeared first on The Klaxon.
The Federal Government is expected to announce a support plan for struggling Nyrstar, part of a group well known for its toxic activities. Jude Manning reports. Nyrstar produces lead and zinc and operates smelters in Port Pirie, South Australia and Hobart, Tasmania, which have been running losses of tens of
Across Australia, efforts are afoot to silence Israel’s critics by conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. Emma Thomas reports on the case of Dandenong Councillor Dr Rhonda Garad. Earlier this month, Greater Dandenong City Council levelled charges of antisemitism against local councillor, Dr Rhonda Garad. The accusation comes after Garad made ...
The Australian Space Agency remains without an advisory board more than 12 months after it was emptied as part of a far-reaching review of the agency’s governance arrangements. The board was deferred while the Department of Industry, Science and Resources undertook the review last year, with at least one member
Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Treasurer Jim Chalmers jointly announced the appointment this week, citing Mr Jones’ experience in financial services reform, tax integrity and market ...
Australia’s flagship digital health accelerator program ANDHealth+ has secured $33 million in fresh funding from the federal government to expand its support for high-growth digital and connected health startups, in a move aimed at cementing the country’s position as a global innovation hub. The new grant,
The European Commission on Thursday unveiled a draft code of practice aimed at helping firms comply with the European Union’s artificial intelligence rules and focused on copyright-protected content safeguards and measures to mitigate systemic risks. Signing up to the code, which was drawn up by 13 independent experts, is voluntary,
The Albanese government is facing growing calls to reveal its regulatory response to artificial intelligence that has been two years in the making, with the extended wait now risking Australia’s competitiveness as innovation-friendly countries move ahead. That’s according to a handful of tech giants, industry bodies and researchers, which have
The Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome in Canberra was the venue for a detailed and surprisingly upbeat briefing on the Horizon Europe research funding program this week. It was ‘surprisingly upbeat’ because, despite Australia not being an active member of the long-running Horizon Europe program, there is growing optimism
A damning audit exposing cybersecurity failings at four of New South Wales’ six local health districts will be kept under wraps until December after the draft report was leaked to the media. The audit examining the effectiveness of local health districts in safeguarding patient data found “systemic non-compliance” with minimum
Work has begun on a voluntary labelling scheme designed to help consumers better understand the cybersecurity risks associated with smart devices and push manufacturers towards adopting more secure-by-design practices. IoT Alliance Australia, the peak industry body for the Internet of Things, will co-design and implement the
This week the topic of housing slammed back to centre stage from three different frames.
First was a view from the broad market at the top end of town. It was via a so-called SyLon event, held simultaneously at Lendlease headquarters in Sydney’s Barangaroo and the London Centre in the UK on Tuesday night. As with most in-person events, the gems ...
Antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal and her husband are among the biggest funders of far-right lobby group "Advance”, which aggressively spreads hateful propaganda and racist tropes.
The post Jillian Segal and husband funding far-right group “Advance” appeared first on The Klaxon.
The Federal Government is expected to announce a support plan for struggling Nyrstar, part of a group well known for its toxic activities. Jude Manning reports. Nyrstar produces lead and zinc and operates smelters in Port Pirie, South Australia and Hobart, Tasmania, which have been running losses of tens of
Across Australia, efforts are afoot to silence Israel’s critics by conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. Emma Thomas reports on the case of Dandenong Councillor Dr Rhonda Garad. Earlier this month, Greater Dandenong City Council levelled charges of antisemitism against local councillor, Dr Rhonda Garad. The accusation comes after Garad made ...
The Australian Space Agency remains without an advisory board more than 12 months after it was emptied as part of a far-reaching review of the agency’s governance arrangements. The board was deferred while the Department of Industry, Science and Resources undertook the review last year, with at least one member
Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Treasurer Jim Chalmers jointly announced the appointment this week, citing Mr Jones’ experience in financial services reform, tax integrity and market ...
Australia’s flagship digital health accelerator program ANDHealth+ has secured $33 million in fresh funding from the federal government to expand its support for high-growth digital and connected health startups, in a move aimed at cementing the country’s position as a global innovation hub. The new grant,
The European Commission on Thursday unveiled a draft code of practice aimed at helping firms comply with the European Union’s artificial intelligence rules and focused on copyright-protected content safeguards and measures to mitigate systemic risks. Signing up to the code, which was drawn up by 13 independent experts, is voluntary,
The Albanese government is facing growing calls to reveal its regulatory response to artificial intelligence that has been two years in the making, with the extended wait now risking Australia’s competitiveness as innovation-friendly countries move ahead. That’s according to a handful of tech giants, industry bodies and researchers, which have
The Australian Academy of Science’s Shine Dome in Canberra was the venue for a detailed and surprisingly upbeat briefing on the Horizon Europe research funding program this week. It was ‘surprisingly upbeat’ because, despite Australia not being an active member of the long-running Horizon Europe program, there is growing optimism
A damning audit exposing cybersecurity failings at four of New South Wales’ six local health districts will be kept under wraps until December after the draft report was leaked to the media. The audit examining the effectiveness of local health districts in safeguarding patient data found “systemic non-compliance” with minimum
Work has begun on a voluntary labelling scheme designed to help consumers better understand the cybersecurity risks associated with smart devices and push manufacturers towards adopting more secure-by-design practices. IoT Alliance Australia, the peak industry body for the Internet of Things, will co-design and implement the
This week the topic of housing slammed back to centre stage from three different frames.
First was a view from the broad market at the top end of town. It was via a so-called SyLon event, held simultaneously at Lendlease headquarters in Sydney’s Barangaroo and the London Centre in the UK on Tuesday night. As with most in-person events, the gems ...