Submarines
The Australian government has just signed a $50 billion contract with the French company DCNS to build 12 new submarines. Although designs for military submarines go back to the eighteenth century, it...
View ArticleHere are seven possible ways for publishers to deal with adblockers
On April 25, publishers, platforms, and industry groups including ESPN, Google, and The Guardian met in New York to discuss how to deal with the continued threat of adblocking. The meeting was...
View ArticleSecuring Australia: The missing link in Australia's national security
The Australian Federal election is likely to be dominated, understandably, by economic and social issues. But Australia’s security and foreign policy environment is marked by rapid change and complex...
View ArticleFacebook is a news editor: the real issues to be concerned about
In this article, Natali Helberger and Damian Trilling, both from the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Information Law, argue that whilst Facebook’s use of human editors may bring comfort to...
View ArticleThere goes the neighbourhood: climate change, Australian housing and the...
There goes the neighbourhood, is the largest review of the financial implications of climate risk to housing in Australia. Natural hazards that are introduced or exacerbated by climate change include...
View ArticleMelbourne's silicon rally
Nestled among the Richmond workers’ cottages, a stone’s throw from the MCG, is a room full of start-up companies that want to change your life. The Angelcube incubator invests in early stage tech...
View ArticleWhat is life really like in the start-up economy?
It's hard to escape talk of innovation, agility and the start-up economy these days. But beyond the buzzwords, what's life like for those actually trying to start small technology companies? Courtney...
View ArticleInvest in Queensland's water infrastructure
2016 election Liberal Party policy on supporting investment in Queensland's water infrastructure. Water infrastructure is essential to population growth, sustainable communities, jobs, productivity,...
View ArticleDevelop Australia's medical research capabilities
2016 election Liberal Party policy on the importance of science and research in ensuring Australia’s competitiveness and improved standard of living. Science and research are fundamental to Australia’s...
View ArticleSocial media: a tool to tackle water pollution in China?
China’s policy of cyber-sovereignty has meant tighter controls for users of its social media platforms. Beyond its determination to reduce the influence of Western societies by blocking access to...
View ArticleNBN - National Broadband Network
The original Labor National Broadband Network would have delivered optic fibre to 93 per cent of homes and businesses, providing speeds of up to one gigabit per second on a network easily scalable to...
View ArticleInvest in our Great Barrier Reef
Australia’s World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef is Australia’s most treasured natural asset. The Reef is the largest living structure on the planet and is one of its most complex natural...
View ArticleWriting wrongs: plagiarism and self publishing
Many people dream of writing a best-selling book, but not many of them actually have a runaway success in them. In the past, budding author’s spent months, sometimes years, slaving over a typewriter or...
View ArticleCitizen journalism and news blogs: why media councils don’t care (yet)
How should systems that were originally set up to deal with complaints from members of the public about traditional media respond to the rise in bloggers and citizen journalists? Adeline Hulin, Project...
View ArticleDigital disruption: what do governments need to do?
The disruptive potential of digital technologies has become a hot topic in recent years. There are calls for governments to add or remove regulations, invest in digital start ups, and protect the jobs...
View ArticleProgress and status of the renewable energy target
Investment confidence in Australia’s renewable energy sector has significantly improved following the legislation of the revised Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) in mid- 2015, a new Prime...
View ArticleRenewable energy jobs: future growth in Australia
The physical implications of a move towards greater renewable electricity – new generating capacity, significant investment, reduced greenhouse gas emissions – have been explored for a range of...
View ArticleDigital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer
A complacent government could easily adopt a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the effects of technology on our economy, but a report from the Productivity Commission advocates what governments...
View ArticleSouth Australia's clean energy revolution
South Australia is pinning a great deal of its plan for economic transformation on the clean energy revolution. The state is already Australia's largest generator of wind power, and solar panels sit on...
View ArticleAustralian Computer Society 2016 federal election manifesto
The Australian Computer Society, – the professional association for Australia’s ICT sector – has released its Federal Election Manifesto, identifying five key policy areas that must be addressed if...
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