Google has announced a major advancement in quantum computing with its new chip, Willow.

The Federal Government is testing new technology for sharing personal data.

The New South Wales Police Force is planning a third attempt to overhaul its decades-old Core Operational Policing System (COPS).

An international spy alliance has released a joint analysis addressing the radicalisation of young people.

Telcos will soon be required to block texts from scammers posing as trusted brands.

The Albanese government is targeting tech giants like Google and Apple with a proposed digital competition regime.

Australia has enacted landmark legislation that will ban social media access for children and teenagers under 16.

Researchers are designing custom DNA to fold into microscopic robots.

The CPSU has raised urgent concerns about AI eroding fairness in public service recruitment.

Parliament has approved legislation to safeguard consumers from Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) risks.

Australia’s R&D system is getting a long-overdue check-up.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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