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The NACC still doesn’t know what a conflict-of-interest isBy Dr Sarah Russell | September 29, 2026Conflict-of-interest issues continue to trouble the National Anti-Corruption Commission, while questions remain ...
NDIS reforms. Rejected clients form queues elsewhereBy Claudia Weisenberger | September 28, 2026Changes to the NDIS have unintended consequences, shifting patients and costs to other parts of the health system.
Criminal bots. When AI goes rogue, who goes to jail?By Rex Patrick | September 26, 2026Artificial Intelligence bots do not have a legal personality and can’t go to jail. But who is to be held ...
AI intrusions. Australia lags the world in safeguarding personal dataBy Claudia Weisenberger | September 25, 2026It's not just the delayed response to the Medicare hack; Australia lags the world in measures to safeguard your ...
Intergenerational Report: forecasts from false assumptions downplay the risksBy David McEwen | September 22, 2026The latest Intergenerational Report an opportunity missed to highlight real risks and uncertainties we face as ...
I-CANnot. Is the computer algo replacing the clinician up to the task?By Claudia Weisenberger | September 22, 2026The algorithm the government plans to use to determine disability funding has yet to be validated or approved by the TGA.
A levy on the poor. Tobacco tax needs rethink to stop the warBy Edward Jegasothy and James Martin | September 19, 2026The Coalition has reignited the debate about punitive smoker's taxes, their consequences, and how to stop the ...
Cellebrite gets Government blessing to share your phoneBy Michael Sainsbury | September 17, 2026Digital forensics company Cellebrite has government clearance for use by law enforcement agencies to pry into your ...
Privatised refugee detention centres: a billion dollar failureBy Kim Wingerei | October 9, 2026After almost three decades of running Australia's detention centres, private contractors keep falling short, ...
Stranded. Thousands in hospital beds as NDIS cuts bite home supportBy Claudia Weisenberger | October 7, 2026Thousands of patients are stuck in hospital beds in a system that focuses more on who pays than on what benefits ...
Shakedown at Transparency Corral. Government brings out the money gunBy Rex Patrick | October 7, 2026The Albanese Government has reached a new low, using a Federal Court appeal application and questionable legal ...
AI and the police. Axon’s phantom officers and a vanishing audit trailBy Michael Sainsbury | October 2, 2026Law enforcement agencies have poured $400m into Axon's tasers, cameras and cloud vault. AI that writes police ...
The NACC still doesn’t know what a conflict-of-interest isBy Dr Sarah Russell | September 29, 2026Conflict-of-interest issues continue to trouble the National Anti-Corruption Commission, while questions remain ...
NDIS reforms. Rejected clients form queues elsewhereBy Claudia Weisenberger | September 28, 2026Changes to the NDIS have unintended consequences, shifting patients and costs to other parts of the health system.
Criminal bots. When AI goes rogue, who goes to jail?By Rex Patrick | September 26, 2026Artificial Intelligence bots do not have a legal personality and can’t go to jail. But who is to be held ...
AI intrusions. Australia lags the world in safeguarding personal dataBy Claudia Weisenberger | September 25, 2026It's not just the delayed response to the Medicare hack; Australia lags the world in measures to safeguard your ...
Intergenerational Report: forecasts from false assumptions downplay the risksBy David McEwen | September 22, 2026The latest Intergenerational Report an opportunity missed to highlight real risks and uncertainties we face as ...
I-CANnot. Is the computer algo replacing the clinician up to the task?By Claudia Weisenberger | September 22, 2026The algorithm the government plans to use to determine disability funding has yet to be validated or approved by the TGA.
A levy on the poor. Tobacco tax needs rethink to stop the warBy Edward Jegasothy and James Martin | September 19, 2026The Coalition has reignited the debate about punitive smoker's taxes, their consequences, and how to stop the ...
Cellebrite gets Government blessing to share your phoneBy Michael Sainsbury | September 17, 2026Digital forensics company Cellebrite has government clearance for use by law enforcement agencies to pry into your ...