Australiaâs unfinished Square Kilometre Array telescope is at risk of having its sensitive space observations distorted by Starlink, with new research showing the low-orbiting satellites are leaking low-frequency radio waves.
Australiaâs digital identity scheme remains âstuck between an old world and a new worldâ despite major changes to its technical design to improve fraud detection and boost adoption.
The federal government has completed its investigation into whether Big Four consulting giant PwC should be allowed to resume bidding for new Commonwealth work in the wake of the tax leaks scandal.
Australiaâs most valuable tech unicorn surpassed the national science agency as the countryâs second most active patent applicant for the first time last year, new data reveals.
Australiaâs encryption-busting laws were used by federal police for the first time last year to force at least one undisclosed tech company to provide assistance, in an escalation of its crackdown on encrypted messages.
A 25-year journey to build an error-corrected quantum computer has taken a giant leap forward for PsiQuantum, with the Californian startup now ready for large-scale production of its photonics chips.
Senior government officials have doused fears that a new policy to extend universal service obligations to mobile phones would further entrench Elon Muskâs Starlink service in Australia.
NEW: The Australian government will ban antivirus software from Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky on all its devices and systems, claiming it poses an âunacceptable security riskâ to networks and data.
Breaking news: The Trump administration cut billions in biomedical funding. Researchers say it imperils work on cancer and other illnesses.
NEW: Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has been banned from Australian government-issued systems and devices after it as found to pose an âunacceptable level of security riskâ .
NEW: Tech giants and the Big Four consulting firms donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Australiaâs major political parties last year, new data from the electoral commission shows.
The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a vast swath of programs and jeopardizing spending that Congress has mandated by law.
NEW: US President Donald Trumpâs promise to deliver a national AI plan in just 180 days is a clear signal of the countryâs ambitions for the technology, and whatâs at stake for the worldâs largest economy.
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NEW: The Industry department has commissioned an independent review of the investment process that led to a $940 million deal with California-based PsiQuantum to build the worldâs first fault tolerant quantum computer in Brisbane.
As racial and gender equity programs come under attack, many American companies have scaled back. But Costco, Microsoft and others have forged ahead.
US President Donald Trump has abandoned an executive order placing safety obligations on the developers of artificial intelligence systems, cutting red tape for his Big Tech backers on his first day in office.
With the Supreme Court approving the TikTok ban, the U.S. is embracing the type of internet authoritarianism it long opposed.
New: Australiaâs space agency is set to create an expanded panel arrangement to source external analysis and advice for launch permits and other space activity approvals, as it fights off concerns over application wait times.
New: IBMâs whole-of-government sourcing deal with the Australian government has shot past the $1 billion mark in less than two years, far exceeding the initial $725 million expectation with three years left to run.
