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Australian businesses face a ton of tax burdens

Reducing company tax and rationalising the number of taxes paid by businesses, which in some cases exceeds 100, is needed to boost productivity. In a new report, the

ACCC recommends targeted rules for digital platforms

A five-year ACCC inquiry has found digital platforms needed to be subjected to targeted regulation to increase competitiveness and protect consumers. Australian

Multilingual AI chatbot developed for hospital EDs

A team of New South Wales researchers are developing a multilingual chatbot to use in hospital emergency departments. UNSW Sydney academic researcher and emergency

Queensland business confidence back despite challenges

Despite profit and productivity concerns, Queensland businesses have reported the highest level of economic confidence in more than three years. Business Chamber

Queensland biotech innovation on world stage

A team of Queensland medical researchers are sharing 80 years of innovation at an international conference in the United States. The QIMR Berghofer delegation, which

Optus agrees to $100m penalty over sales practices

Optus is set to pay a $100 million fine for selling products to consumers who did not want, nor could afford, them. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Boards set to use AI to question executive decisions

Half of all business decisions will be made by artificial intelligence (AI) within two years and boards will start using AI to challenge executive decisions, a global

Can we regulate reality in a world of fake news?

The continuing and rapid development of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that can produce high quality “fake” content and images is creating new

ASX ‘serious failures’ spark ASIC inquiry

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will be investigated by the national regulator following “repeated and serious failures”. The Australian Securities &

World-first fixed-wing response to fire disasters

Australia’s largest private natural disaster responder has bolstered its capability by adding fixed-wing firefighting aircraft to its arsenal. Sunshine Coast-based

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