Technology
Cyber awareness in everyday life: Five ways to avoid being scammed
16 July
Our everyday lives are increasingly managed online. We receive bills by email, banking alerts by text, delivery updates and payment requests through apps and websites. These services are convenient, but they also give scammers more opportunities to...[Read More]
AI on the sly: more Aussies are using chatbots for work
9 July
One in three Australian workers are using artificial intelligence to get ahead without telling their employer, and even more say using the technology makes them feel like they are cheating. But their guilty secret is increasing productivity in the...[Read More]
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and ‘myGov’ impersonation scams
9 July
With tax time 2026 fast approaching, Scamwatch and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) are reminding Australians to be aware of communications claiming to be from the ATO or ‘myGov’. Scammers make phone calls, send fake emails, texts, or...[Read More]
The AI trap: firms buy too much tech, too little talent
25 June
Australian businesses are spending too much on artificial intelligence and not enough on the humans in charge of it, costing them investment returns, according to one tech giant. Companies are also failing to establish clear rules and goals for the...[Read More]
‘Take a breath’: Google tells Aussies to relax about AI
17 June
Australian workers should “take a breath” and relax about the impact artificial intelligence will have on their careers as the jobs it displaces will ultimately be replaced with others. Google Australia managing director Melanie Silva issued the...[Read More]
AI on a budget: Aussie watchdog trails global peers
3 June
Australia’s peak artificial intelligence safety agency will operate on a fraction of the funding provided to similar organisations overseas, a senate committee has heard. But the minister in charge of the newly established body has defended its...[Read More]
AI to hit Aussies as data centres push up energy costs
3 June
The race to build data centres in Australia could force household electricity prices up by as much as 26 per cent within a decade, a study has found. The artificial intelligence hubs could also use as much electricity as all homes in the state of...[Read More]
More young Aussies understand AI but they still fear it
28 May
Almost two in three young Australians think artificial intelligence will be used to eliminate jobs and only two per cent think it will create them. Despite their concerns, more Aussies say they have a strong understanding of the technology and...[Read More]
Governments warned not to hold back AI, tech start-ups
27 May
Australia is well-positioned to take advantage of the global boom in artificial intelligence but governments and regulators need to get the policy settings right so they don’t stifle start-ups. That’s the message from two of the country’s...[Read More]
Canberra embraces AI data crunch for medicines to tax
13 May
Artificial intelligence will be deployed across the federal government for everything from evaluating medicines to identifying tax fraud in a bid to boost the nation’s productivity. A long list of AI trials were named in the federal budget on...[Read More]
Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres
13 May
Australia’s data centre gold rush is putting communities at risk due to poor planning that is causing blackouts, noise and air pollution, an inquiry has been told. Community concerns about their construction have become so widespread that one...[Read More]
Email scams: Why one click can cost more than you think
7 May
Email scams have become one of the most common and costly threats facing small businesses and everyday consumers. What used to be obvious — poorly written emails, strange attachments and unbelievable offers — has become far more sophisticated....[Read More]
Canaries in AI coalmine still chirping, jobs data shows
30 April
Artificial intelligence has yet to negatively impact hiring of graduates, although some occupations are starting to show signs of softening, says Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth. In a keynote address on Tuesday, Ms Rishworth will preview new...[Read More]
Tech ‘perfect storm’ needs ambitious online safety plan
30 April
A “perfect storm” of technological advancements requires governments to build a global network of online safety regulators to ensure women and girls are kept safe from tech abuse, Australia’s eSafety commissioner warns. Australia established...[Read More]
AI yet to boom with Boomers but young workers trust it
23 April
It is not just about the office playlist: artificial intelligence technology could deepen Australia’s generation gap in the workplace. A study released by analytics firm Amplitude on Thursday found older workers were significantly less likely to...[Read More]