NSW downgrades impact of Treasury cyber hit

NSW downgrades impact of Treasury cyber hit

A “significant cyber incident” involving an alleged attempt by a Treasury employee to exfiltrate a cache of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents has been downgraded in terms of potential government exposure. Less than two weeks after the charging of a state government official, the NSW Treasury has said the
AOFM review pitches new strategy research function

AOFM review pitches new strategy research function

An independent review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has called for stronger organisational capacity, suggesting that support from an outsider could appropriately challenge the team that signs off on the Commonwealth debt strategy.  Dr Guy Debelle led the review into the organisation’s operations, capability, and ...
Venezuela has become another American puppet state

Venezuela has become another American puppet state

Venezuela’s deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, never enjoyed the charisma or genuine popularity of his predecessor, ‘El Comandante’ Hugo Chávez. So all the murals, billboards and installations dotted around Caracas urging the release of the 63-year-old statesman – along with his wife Cilia Flores – from American captivity, don’t exactly feel like a ...
AI is revolutionising mathematics

AI is revolutionising mathematics

Last week, a 23-year-old amateur with no advanced mathematical training did something many mathematicians never manage in a lifetime: he solved a 60-year-old problem posed by the spectacularly prolific Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdos. Liam Price, armed chiefly with curiosity and a ChatGPT-Pro subscription, found a solution to a long-standing Erdos ...

NSW downgrades impact of Treasury cyber hit

NSW downgrades impact of Treasury cyber hit
A “significant cyber incident” involving an alleged attempt by a Treasury employee to exfiltrate a cache of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents has been downgraded in terms of potential government exposure. Less than two weeks after the charging of a state government official, the NSW Treasury has said the

AOFM review pitches new strategy research function

AOFM review pitches new strategy research function
An independent review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has called for stronger organisational capacity, suggesting that support from an outsider could appropriately challenge the team that signs off on the Commonwealth debt strategy.  Dr Guy Debelle led the review into the organisation’s operations, capability, and ...

Venezuela has become another American puppet state

Venezuela has become another American puppet state
Venezuela’s deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, never enjoyed the charisma or genuine popularity of his predecessor, ‘El Comandante’ Hugo Chávez. So all the murals, billboards and installations dotted around Caracas urging the release of the 63-year-old statesman – along with his wife Cilia Flores – from American captivity, don’t exactly feel like a ...

AI is revolutionising mathematics

AI is revolutionising mathematics
Last week, a 23-year-old amateur with no advanced mathematical training did something many mathematicians never manage in a lifetime: he solved a 60-year-old problem posed by the spectacularly prolific Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdos. Liam Price, armed chiefly with curiosity and a ChatGPT-Pro subscription, found a solution to a long-standing Erdos ...