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An Australian man has smashed his international drone racing competition to take home $15,000 in prizes.

WA Uber cop won't save taxis

The WA Government could appoint a new taxi industry regulator to oversee services including Uber, but has warned that plated taxi drivers may struggle to fight innovation.

Big firms battle Brandis over security switch

Federal Attorney-General George Brandis has rubbished concerns raised by telecommunications companies about new national security proposals.

New tech lab to build for tomorrow

A new hub will put futuristic manufacturing technologies in young Australian hands.

Remote-controlled mouse tests mind-bending implant

A new research project has seen scientists wirelessly determine the path a mouse walks with a press of a button.

Bank tech challenges laid bare

Any traditional bank trying to call itself a ‘digital bank’ is talking rubbish, according to ANZ chief technology officer Patrick Maes.

Data caps decried as distant disadvantage

A forum in Darwin has heard of an idea that could greatly boost education outcomes for kids in the bush.

3D-printed soft-bots make big leap

Harvard engineers have unveiled their latest creation - a 3D-printed robot that is soft, rigid and explosive.

Local gaming orb turns globe-trotter

An odd looking but very useful Australian invention is touring the world.

Safety grants green-light studies

The University of the Sunshine Coast will spend almost $1 million on research for safer working and driving practices.

iiNet interrupted by big hit

iiNet broadband customers in New South Wales were hit with long service interruptions on the weekend, as the provider was smashed by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.

IP innovation in GovHack 2015

GovHack has returned for 2015, with the competition bringing 1,800 people together to innovate, collaborate and apply their creative skills to open government data.

Pond-jumping tech boss to take next steps in ACT

The ACT Government is expanding its quest to upgrade the territory’s tech credentials, hiring a top New Zealand public sector CIO.

Study digs up educational use for Minecraft

Research shows teachers can use the hugely popular computer game Minecraft to help teach maths, design, art and geography.

Big cuts blamed for busted tax system

Shadow assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh says the Australian Tax Office's (ATO) online tax lodgement system is lagging because of Abbott Government job cuts in the public service.

Getting a grip on the road to tyre power

Engineers in the US have developed a nanogenerator that can harvest the energy produced by the friction of a tyre rolling along the ground.

Tech-infused materials could unlock new re-uses

Research engineers are working with electronic tags embedded in buildings, which they say could help redesign and reuse materials.

Australian archive to stash digital art

Australian works of digital literature will soon be collected and preserved by Canberra’s National Library of Australia (NLA), after new legislation was adopted by Federal Parliament.