AI/Machine Learning

AI is ‘taking money away’ from content creators, Senate committee told

- October 5, 2025 3 MIN READ

Australian creatives should be properly compensated when their copyrighted works are used to train artificial intelligence models, prominent musicians, writers, and industry groups told a Senate committee hearing last Tuesday. Artists fronted the inquiry as Australia’s Productivity Commission consults on whether a new “fair dealing” exception should be introduced to allow local companies to use Australians’ copyrighted… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Why Albanese government claims that AI is behind a surge in FOI requests is BS

- September 10, 2025 3 MIN READ

The federal government’s claim that several hundred Freedom of Information (FOI) applicants’ requests to the eSafety Commissioner last year were “AI bot-generated” is false, according to eSafety’s publicly available documents. “We’re frankly being inundated by anonymous requests … many of them we’re sure are AI bot-generated requests,” Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler said… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

The Australian government is backing away from its AI regulation plans

- August 20, 2025 3 MIN READ

The Australian government is reportedly moving to dump plans for dedicated artificial intelligence legislation such as an AI Act, with the minister for innovation saying lawmakers are carefully creating “an Australian approach” for regulation of the technology. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s caucus has reportedly become split on the issue, and tensions have grown since the… Read more »

Politics

Australia expected to abandon dedicated AI laws

- August 18, 2025 3 MIN READ

The Australian government is reportedly moving to dump plans for dedicated artificial intelligence legislation such as an AI Act, with the minister for innovation saying lawmakers are carefully creating “an Australian approach” for regulation of the technology. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s caucus has reportedly become split on the issue, and tensions have grown since the… Read more »

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Business

Google and Apple just had an Epic beating in legal action over app store charges

- August 13, 2025 4 MIN READ

American technology giants Apple and Google have engaged in anti-competitive conduct through their respective app stores in Australia, a Federal Court judge said, following a lengthy legal battle brought by entertainment company Epic Games. Justice Jonathan Beach’s findings, outlined in a 90-minute hearing in Melbourne, saw Epic Games granted a partial victory which cleared the… Read more »

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Business strategy

ACS says closing the digital skills gap could be worth $25 billion – and workers are hungry for training

- July 31, 2025 3 MIN READ

Closing digital skills gaps could create a $25 billion economic boost for Australia according to the 11th Australia’s Digital Pulse report, released this week by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) — the professional association of the nation’s technology professionals. A survey commissioned for the report and carried out by consultancy firm Deloitte found 77% of… Read more »

Life hacks

Yeah but nah: Gen Z is getting a reputation for ghosting employers that’s now costing them jobs

- July 10, 2025 3 MIN READ

Younger job seekers are getting a reputation for ghosting workplaces even after they have landed a job, leading some employers to overlook Gen Z candidates entirely, a new report has found. Previous research has found Australian job hunters are increasingly being ghosted by recruiters and companies during the application process. But a survey conducted by Resume.org found… Read more »

Cyber security

Hacking at Western Sydney University that led to a former student’s arrest all began with discounted campus parking

- June 26, 2025 2 MIN READ

A former Western Sydney University student has been arrested and charged with allegedly hacking the institution over several years after initially seeking to exploit systems to get discounted parking. The 27-year-old woman was arrested at a property in the Western Sydney suburb of Kingswood on Wednesday, where she was charged with 20 offences including accessing… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Canva’s push to get potential staff to use AI coding in recruitment tests raises engineering eyebrows

- June 17, 2025 3 MIN READ

Graphic design software giant Canva says it faced “internal concerns” after deciding applicants for many software development roles must use AI-assisted coding tools during technical interviews as part of the company’s recruitment process. The change was publicly announced on Wednesday by the Australian firm’s head of platforms, Simon Newton, in a blog post titled, “Yes,… Read more »

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Global tech

StartupBlink’s latest global rankings sees Sydney rise to 31 as Australia slows overall

- May 30, 2025 3 MIN READ

Sydney’s startup ecosystem has enjoyed a rapid rise in the last year and is near the top 30 cities in the world, but Australia has continued its decline overall, according to a new report. StartupBlink’s Global Startup Ecosystem Index Report 2025 ranks the startup ecosystems of more than 1,400 cities and 100 countries, using hundreds of thousands… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Tech companies are now busy rehiring as the promise of AI doesn’t live up to the hype

- May 27, 2025 3 MIN READ

A number of large tech firms are backtracking after going all-in on AI and rehiring staff that were let go to save money. The recent rise of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT led to many tech firms adopting an AI-first approach and either implementing hiring freezes or cutting staff and replacing them with… Read more »

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Other tech

Labor will ‘do more to embrace technology’ in its second term

- May 7, 2025 3 MIN READ

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says embracing technology will be a core tenet of Anthony Albanese’s re-elected Labor majority government following Saturday’s landslide victory against a Liberal-National coalition led by Peter Dutton. The prime minister’s victory guaranteed Labor a second consecutive three-year term and saw Dutton lose both his Brisbane seat of Dickson and his leadership of… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Meta’s celebrity AI chatbots accused of sexting minor

- April 30, 2025 4 MIN READ

Warning: This story contains references to child sexualisation. Meta’s artificial intelligence chatbot has reportedly been found engaging in sexual conversations with underage users, even while voiced by the likenesses of celebrities such as actors John Cena and Kristen Bell. The social media giant’s AI chatbot, Meta AI, reportedly engaged in sexual discussions with accounts set… Read more »