The nation’s "peak" Jewish lobby group has attacked a key Human Rights Commission racism survey – and called for all Jewish respondents to provide it with their confidential answers.
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Jillian Segal, the government-appointed Special Envoy for Antisemitism, has refused to answer questions from the NSW parliament about her plan. Emma Thomas reports. The Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism has been heavily critiqued since it was released last month. The plan proposes a suite of interventions across government and
The International Court of Justice handed down a significant climate action advisory opinion at the behest of the UN last month. Rex Patrick looks at Australia’s response. So far, Australia’s approach to the ICJ’s climate advisory has been to try having its carbon cake and eating it too. Along with
The cost of Salesforce at the National Disability Insurance Agency grew more than $30 million in six months despite serious concerns about the probity and management of the original software procurements. New mandatory disclosures released this week confirm the agency extended its deals with the US supplier earlier this year,
US researchers that analysed hundreds of enterprise level generative AI tools found only one in 20 actually delivered significant value, despite big businesses pouring more than $60 billion into the technology. The study, by MIT’s NANDA initiative, runs counter to fears the generative AI is on the cusp of disrupting
Liberal and Nationals senators have sided with the Greens to set up a parliamentary probe into the federal government’s social media ban for under-16s and search engine age verification. The Senate this week voted in favour of the inquiry in response to growing concerns over the privacy implications of mass
Jane Livesey has been appointed managing director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, marking a major leadership shift for the global tech giant’s regional operations. Ms Livesey, who has been leading Salesforce across Australia and New Zealand since 2020, will take over the reins
Melbourne-based fintech Eightcap is preparing to launch its agentic AI security operations centre, which it is positioning as a cost-effective platform for small and medium-sized enterprises to match the cyber defence capabilities of much larger organisations. Eightswarm, which the company will showcase at upcoming events in
The Zionist movement is unable to handle criticism, naming anyone who criticises their efforts at narrative control antisemitic. Wendy Bacon with an update. Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sasha Roytman has hit back at critics of the upcoming Australian Mayors conference on the Gold Coast with an opinion piece in
The government has been ordered to hand over documents about how its $15 billion industry fund is tracking the impact of its investments after concerns about a lack of strategy and governance around the landmark deals. The Senate on Tuesday agreed to an opposition motion to force the government to
The first issues paper from the Strategic Examination of R&D review has been published, bringing with it a Back to the Future vibe with its heavy emphasis on ‘mission’-led innovation. It’s an interesting document that seeks to frame national coordination and governance structures that would enable a level of long-termism
The US space agency NASA has confirmed that the Australian designed and build lunar rover known as ‘Roo-ver’ will hitch a ride to the moon through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Roo-ver will be carried to the lunar surface on NASA’s CT-4, which is scheduled for liftoff “around
The nation’s "peak" Jewish lobby group has attacked a key Human Rights Commission racism survey – and called for all Jewish respondents to provide it with their confidential answers.
The post Peak Jewish group attacks racism survey appeared first on The Klaxon.
Jillian Segal, the government-appointed Special Envoy for Antisemitism, has refused to answer questions from the NSW parliament about her plan. Emma Thomas reports. The Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism has been heavily critiqued since it was released last month. The plan proposes a suite of interventions across government and
The International Court of Justice handed down a significant climate action advisory opinion at the behest of the UN last month. Rex Patrick looks at Australia’s response. So far, Australia’s approach to the ICJ’s climate advisory has been to try having its carbon cake and eating it too. Along with
The cost of Salesforce at the National Disability Insurance Agency grew more than $30 million in six months despite serious concerns about the probity and management of the original software procurements. New mandatory disclosures released this week confirm the agency extended its deals with the US supplier earlier this year,
US researchers that analysed hundreds of enterprise level generative AI tools found only one in 20 actually delivered significant value, despite big businesses pouring more than $60 billion into the technology. The study, by MIT’s NANDA initiative, runs counter to fears the generative AI is on the cusp of disrupting
Liberal and Nationals senators have sided with the Greens to set up a parliamentary probe into the federal government’s social media ban for under-16s and search engine age verification. The Senate this week voted in favour of the inquiry in response to growing concerns over the privacy implications of mass
Jane Livesey has been appointed managing director of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, marking a major leadership shift for the global tech giant’s regional operations. Ms Livesey, who has been leading Salesforce across Australia and New Zealand since 2020, will take over the reins
Melbourne-based fintech Eightcap is preparing to launch its agentic AI security operations centre, which it is positioning as a cost-effective platform for small and medium-sized enterprises to match the cyber defence capabilities of much larger organisations. Eightswarm, which the company will showcase at upcoming events in
The Zionist movement is unable to handle criticism, naming anyone who criticises their efforts at narrative control antisemitic. Wendy Bacon with an update. Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sasha Roytman has hit back at critics of the upcoming Australian Mayors conference on the Gold Coast with an opinion piece in
The government has been ordered to hand over documents about how its $15 billion industry fund is tracking the impact of its investments after concerns about a lack of strategy and governance around the landmark deals. The Senate on Tuesday agreed to an opposition motion to force the government to
The first issues paper from the Strategic Examination of R&D review has been published, bringing with it a Back to the Future vibe with its heavy emphasis on ‘mission’-led innovation. It’s an interesting document that seeks to frame national coordination and governance structures that would enable a level of long-termism
The US space agency NASA has confirmed that the Australian designed and build lunar rover known as ‘Roo-ver’ will hitch a ride to the moon through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Roo-ver will be carried to the lunar surface on NASA’s CT-4, which is scheduled for liftoff “around
