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A serious security flaw in Federal Government financial systems has left Australians' private tax records unsecured.

Top execs plug tech for tomorrow

Some of Australia’s top chief executives say the Turnbull government focus on technology education to boost productivity.

Fifield's frail response to Quigley inquisition

Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has dismissed the detailed analysis of the $15 billion NBN cost blowout by former CEO Mike Quigley, but has not provided any evidence to show why Quigley was incorrect.

Drones drafted for frozen foray

Tasmanian experts are back from an Arctic research project where they used a variety of robots to map sea ice.

Robot revolution moving to money

Robotic financial advice has been described as the most significant development that the sector has seen in decades.

Study shows kids' shallow tech obsession

While parents complain that kids spend all their time on electronic devices, new stats suggest their digital skills are slipping.

'Internet of Things' under expert lens

People say ‘the Internet of Things’ a lot these days, but the concept may not actually be new.

Detained kids take to Facebook for freedom

Refugee and asylum seeker children have skirted the rules of their detention and set up a Facebook page to speak out about their treatment.

Online abuse study shows high rate of harassment

Three in five Australians have been the target of online harassment and abuse, a landmark study has revealed.

Tasmanian tech moves taking off

The Tasmanian Government is building an on-island cloud service to hold government data and deliver services in the future.

Facial maths say doppelgangers doubtful

Many people believe they have a doppelganger; someone else walking the planet that is completely identical to them.

Locals looking for artificial consciousness

While tech experts around the world seek the next level of artificial intelligence, an Australian team is hunting something harder to define – artificial consciousness.

School data hack used in Opposition attack

Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones has confirmed that over 600 Department of Education records have been accessed illegally.

More word of robot rising

Canberra engineering firm Seeing Machines is looking to introduce hands-free cruise control for regular cars, but it has some innovations in store for mining truck drivers as well.

Big names unleash in NBN duel

The former chief executive of the NBN project, Mike Quigley, has released data he says shows NBN Co has perfectly good financial and accounting systems, and cost blowouts are Malcolm Turnbull’s fault.

Classic computer creativity probed

Exploring the bounds of Commodore 64 personal computers back in the nineteen-eighties created some of Australia’s most successful game designers, and researchers now want to turn their academic lens to the phenomenon.

Tech firms race to take the sky

Two of the world’s best-known tech firms are racing to create a system of autonomous airships that will bring the internet to as yet unconnected parts of the world.

Former Defence worker jailed for leak

A former Defence employee has been jailed for posting national secrets on 4chan.

Robb defends full TPP text, now revealed

The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been released, causing Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb to tell everyone to calm down.

Germans seek Sun's powerful secrets

The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics will soon switch on a machine dubbed ‘W7-X’ – a mind-bending device that could usher in a new age of nuclear fusion energy.