Oct
29
2025
Lawrence Kusz was inspired to investigate ways to expose malice on social media when his niece, who has Down Syndrome, was savagely attacked by cyber-bullies. “It was 2021, and I was lecturing at the University of Queensland at the time, and I saw first-hand how limited the existing tools were,” he says. “I wanted to …read more
Oct
22
2025
The huge job of decommissioning and plugging seven subsea oil wells 50 kilometres off the coast of Victoria entailed months of offshore work and years of careful planning. The big seas and strong winds of the Basker, Manta and Gummy (BMG) fields, with wells located at ocean depths of between 200 and 270 metres, made …read more
Oct
16
2025
From finding the most efficient routes for routine drone patrols to automatically switching off electricity currents when power-lines are down, Endeavour Energy is using artificial intelligence to improve customer service and drive efficiency throughout its operation, say company executives.
Sep
25
2025
Bond University’s business school has a substantial numbers advantage. The school employs more lecturers and adjunct lecturers per student than any other university business school in Australia. The ratio works out to about 11 or 12 students for each faculty member, says the school’s executive dean, Professor Robin Gauld. Roughly 50 full-time-equivalent faculty teach about …read more
Sep
25
2025
Lisa Murphy began her medical career in London, in general medicine, moving into emergency medicine and then anaesthesia and intensive care. Many years later, on the other side of the world in Melbourne, she decided to switch careers and take the big step into the corporate world, with the idea of working in not-for-profit health …read more
Sep
18
2025
A potentially revolutionary productivity booster, generative artificial intelligence is a tool that can backfire, leaving under-prepared employees confused and anxious. Executives need to carefully consider AI policy and training to reassure nervous staff-members and rein in those who will leap ahead and experiment with AI in a potentially damaging way, says Shaun Davies, founder of …read more
Sep
18
2025
Artificial intelligence has boosted cyber-criminals’ ability to identify network weaknesses and launch sophisticated cyber-attacks, experts have warned. The personal data of millions of Australians has been stolen in multiple large data breaches that have hit some of the nation’s big businesses including Optus, Qantas, Medibank and Medisecure, and the cyber-criminal networks continue to circle, searching …read more
Sep
3
2025
The global arms race between cybersecurity experts and scammers is still raging and increased digital literacy is needed to ensure all Australians can securely navigate digital systems, according to experts at an Optus and Australian Financial Review roundtable. Developments such as voice-activated technology could make digital navigation easier for Australians who lacked digital literacy, said …read more
Sep
3
2025
Few Australian business leaders feel ready to take advantage of artificial intelligence and adoption of the technology has been slow and often reluctant, according to a roundtable of experts. At the same time, criminals and trolls have taken to AI with alacrity – spawning a barrage of fraud and deep fakes. Recent research by digital …read more
Aug
20
2025
More than 2,000 full-time and part-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are now studying at the University of Newcastle in NSW, the highest number enrolled at any university in Australia. The university’s Wollotuka Institute has been a haven for Indigenous students for 42 years, making it one of the oldest institutes of this type …read more