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Giant multinational tech companies are investing in AI data centres in Australia with gusto, but ACT Senator David Pocock insists they must be taxed much higher than the government taxes gas exporters https://t.co/NET5eI1f2j

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ASIO's deputy director-general has strongly advised public servants and politicians not to discuss confidential or sensitive information while travelling in overseas-manufactured, internet-connected vehicles https://t.co/Es9FKNAGvp

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A new airliner designed to fly nonstop between Sydney and London or Sydney and New York has made its first flight in France https://t.co/imIAddmf0E

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Australia's first steps into the world of operating nuclear-powered submarines have been downgraded with news the US will sell us just three used Virginia-class submarines under AUKUS Pillar 1 https://t.co/HSpQ0CR2Hv

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the ceasefire in the Middle East, but he has criticised some of the language US President Donald Trump used to get to this point https://t.co/hY8ljJOUQI

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Australian motorists are feeling pain at the petrol pump, with petrol prices jumping from about 176.9 cents a litre to as high as 219 cents a litre - and they’re set to go higher due to the war in Iran. But the government says supply is secure https://t.co/EpoIJW28ee

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Australia's young city dwellers are getting restless. New research shows more of them can see a better life in regional Australia, and governments need to start planning for such a shift https://t.co/dKzQY3sca5

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The next tranche of the Federal Government's overhaul of environment protection laws has come into effect, making assessments for proposed developments much easier in some cases https://t.co/xYZXuCD24s

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Police evacuated a Canberra hotel after an alleged attack during a conference attended by Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy this morning https://t.co/kE9F6E5QAK

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ADF candidates looking for a career in space or cyber technologies can now apply directly for these roles under a new recruitment initiative by Defence https://t.co/te9EzLdbEw

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The Prime Minister has announced that career public servant Simon Duggan has been appointed as the new Secretary of Department of Employment and Workplace Relations https://t.co/Ke0ZvLfF4l

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Dr Gordon de Brouwer has resigned as Australian Public Service Commissioner but will still be involved with public policy and governance https://t.co/HR31raZccl

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Australian rocket launch and satellite company Gilmour Space has raised $217 million in equity funding to progress its development of an Australian sovereign space launch capability https://t.co/YtoncS2C38

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The Prime Minister and other federal ministers could be called before the Bondi royal commission and Anthony Albanese says his government will fully cooperate https://t.co/2kBic296JC

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Former RAAF fighter pilot and senior office Steve 'Zed' Roberton has been named as the new president of Boeing in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific https://t.co/ugqpEaz9dc

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The Australian Government has announced the Ghost Bat uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft will go into production, putting Australia at the forefront of Collaborative Combat Aircraft technology https://t.co/ranczhIszF

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The so-called ‘jobs for mates’ report into government appointments has finally been released, and it's scathing https://t.co/SuAYeiNJtf

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APS bosses have been ordered to slash costs and find savings of 5 per cent. The union fears job losses and a reversal of APS ‘repair' https://t.co/57tMxg31RF

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Tech giants want AI to be exempt from Australian copyright laws, but the Federal Government has ruled it out https://t.co/SQfwF7s90q

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The signing of a joint statement on intent and the opening of a joint program office in the US this week has moved Australia a step closer to being able to manufacture advanced precision guided weapons locally https://t.co/UybXmAIhL5