2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (755+ words) By Shruta Satam on Jun 09 2026 01: 41 PM OPINION Australia is in the middle of an extraordinary AI moment. Microsoft has committed $25 billion to local digital infrastructure and pledged to train three million Australians in AI skills by 2028. Governments, universities, and corporations…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (676+ words) By Denham Sadler on Jun 09 2026 12: 34 PM Hiring has already begun to slow in several technology roles affected by the rise of artificial intelligence, but AI may ultimately reshape the labour market by enhancing jobs rather than eliminating them, according to…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (692+ words) By Denham Sadler on Jun 04 2026 01: 01 PM The Sydney Morning Herald has retracted an opinion piece written by an academic urging students not to "outsource [their] thinking" to artificial intelligence after it emerged the article itself had been written by AI....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (882+ words) By David Braue on May 28 2026 12: 15 PM Australian students may be growing up immersed in smartphones, social media and AI tools, but new national testing suggests many are failing to develop the digital skills needed to critically and safely use technology....

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (807+ words) By Tom Williams on May 26 2026 10: 21 AM School students" increasing use of generative artificial intelligence to complete homework and assessments poses a "real and urgent" threat to Australia"s education systems, a study of local teachers and school leaders has found....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (744+ words) By Tom Williams on May 21 2026 01: 12 PM Artificial intelligence tools are reducing Australia's academic standards and being used to automate some entry-level jobs, leading to fewer roles available for recent university graduates, a Senate inquiry has heard. A committee examining the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (623+ words) By Denham Sadler on May 20 2026 03: 14 PM Australian workers now value career progression over salary, with a lack of internal opportunities most likely to lead employees to quit, according to new research. With global economic turmoil and uncertainty, Australian companies are…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (650+ words) By Denham Sadler on May 12 2026 10: 38 AM The best Australian tech companies to work for are those leading the country's AI boom, according to a new report. The Great Place to Work Australia's Best Workplaces in Technology 2026 list ranks 50 top companies…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (844+ words) By David Braue on May 07 2026 12: 16 PM Australian universities and TAFEs are rushing to assess their exposure after a breach of Instructure's Canvas learning management system (LMS) compromised the personal data of up to 275 million students at over 9, 000 institutions worldwide. Instructure…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (895+ words) By David Braue on May 05 2026 01: 10 PM Cybersecurity professionals are increasingly frustrated, with nearly half considering quitting as AI-focused executives block new hires and overlook them for pay rises. Just 29 per cent of cybersecurity workers received a pay rise last year,…...