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Man with tablet and AI prompt. | Newsreel

New AI rule book for (most) public servants

Most Australian public servants have a new rule book when working with Artificial Intelligence (AI). From this week, Australian Public Service (APS) agencies have begun
Read more 3 September 2024
Electricity transmission lines. | Newsreel

Australian emissions drop 0.6 percent in 12 months

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 0.6 percent in the year to March this year. The latest Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Read more 2 September 2024
Children with Bluey dollar coins.

Bluey bucks released for collectors

A special Bluey collectable coin set has been released the Australian Post, with one in 10 featuring a special-coloured coin. Australia Post Executive General Manager
Read more 2 September 2024
Worker inspecting a solar panel in a factory.

Billion-dollar shot for local solar panel production

Australian manufacturers can now access a $500m pool of funding to advance local production of solar panels. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is
Read more 2 September 2024
Brisbane Metro Bus. | Newsreel

Plans to expand Metro outside Brisbane

The Queensland Government and South East Queensland councils are pushing for an expansion of the Brisbane Metro in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and
Read more 28 August 2024
Airplane on runway. | Newsreel

Government plans for aviation ombudsman

The Federal Government wants to create an industry ombudsman and establish a new Customer Rights Charter in its plans for the country’s aviation sector. A White Paper,
Read more 27 August 2024
Abigail Bradshaw ASD

Bradshaw Australia’s new top spy

Australia will have a new top spy next week with Abigail Bradshaw named the new Director-General of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). Prime Minister Anthony
Read more 26 August 2024
Woman working late at night. | Newsreel

Businesses fear new IR laws risk productivity

New industrial laws, which come into effect today, risk economic productivity, according to the Business Council of Australia. Business Council Chief Executive Bran
Read more 26 August 2024
Rolls of aluminium sheets. | Newsreel

Johnson on new Federal green metals group

Brisbane mining and manufacturing executive Marghanita Johnson has been appointed to a new Federal Government green metals advisory panel. The CEO of the Australian
Read more 26 August 2024
Nuclear submarine on the surface of the ocean. | Newsreel

AUKUS in practice as Aussies work on US sub in west

The first operational component of the AUKUS partnership in Australia is under way with a United States nuclear-powered submarine arriving in Western Australia for
Read more 23 August 2024