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Hilton defends CSIRO cuts while setting out sovereign science agenda
The CSIRO chief says a sharper research focus, domestic technological capability and greater public accountability will be essential as Australia confronts artificial intelligence, change and a more precarious global order. CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Doug Hilton has defended the national science agency’s contentious restructuring as an unavoidable response to decades of deteriorating infrastructure and increasingly…
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AJA’s security proposals offer a practical path to keeping Jewish life open
Robert Gregory’s call for stronger police liaison and a review of licensed security guards’ protective capabilities deserves serious consideration. Australia’s response to antisemitism should ultimately be measured not only by the strength of official condemnations or the severity of criminal penalties, but by whether Jewish Australians can continue to participate openly and confidently in the…
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McBain rules out wider government use of AusAlert technology
Responding to Inside Canberra in the National Situation Room, Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain said Australia would embrace proven cell-broadcast technology—but would not permit its powerful reach to be diluted through routine departmental messaging. Australia’s new national emergency-warning system will not become a general communications channel for Commonwealth departments and agencies, Minister for Emergency Management the…