Australia’s fledgling submarine agency has turned to McKinsey to finish off its industry plan, handing the controversial consultancy more than $43,000 a day as the government runs up against AUKUS ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday introduced legislation to allow the government to pour almost $14 billion into Australia’s fledgling green hydrogen and critical minerals processing industries, ...

Electro Optic Systems has sold off its naval satellite communication subsidiary to UK-based defence tech company Cohort for $144 million to focus efforts on counter-drone technology. The ASX-listed ...

Agencies face a new post-Robodebt statutory duty next year to cooperate with Ombudsmen and could be forced to hand over records under legislation that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.

New research reveals serious privacy flaws in the data practices of new internet connected cars in Australia. It’s yet another reason why we need urgent reform of privacy laws. Modern cars are ...

The Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator has awarded more than $60 million in long-term R&D contracts to local quantum and defence tech companies, universities and the CSIRO. Analog Quantum ...

The head of Australia’s $15 billion manufacturing fund says a pipeline of innovation investments will follow its debut equity deal for a Queensland mining equipment maker, and that its capital will go ...

Australian government tech procurement practices have fallen out of step with global best practice, leaving local tech companies without the same support enjoyed by international peers. While ...

The federal opposition has accused the government of wedge tactics by bundling a right to sue with other privacy reforms and new doxxing laws, and is threatening to withhold its Senate vote unless the ...

Lifting investment in technology adoption alongside a research and development drive will deliver a $167 billion productivity windfall, according to the Tech Council of Australia, which on Tuesday ...

Australia’s largest bank and a medical centre have signed on to test Canberra’s verifiable credentials project, which is promising to harden the nation against cyber attacks and scams by draining the ...