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19 Oct 2026 · Telecom · Report· NEW

Sovereignty Stack at Risk: Three Tech Dependencies That Threaten Australia

Australia's digital economy now depends on three categories of infrastructure that are controlled, directly or indirectly, by US entities: frontier AI models, hyperscaler cloud and data centre services, and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity. Assessed individually, each dependency carries…

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19 Oct 2026Report

Sovereignty Stack at Risk: Three Tech Dependencies That Threaten Australia

Australia's digital economy now depends on three categories of infrastructure that are controlled, directly or indirectly, by US entities: frontier AI models, hyperscaler cloud and data centre services, and low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity. Assessed individually, each dependency carries…

12 Oct 2026 · Media · Brief

Duty of Care: Australia's Plan to Re-Engineer the Rules of Online Engagement

This report examines the Australian Government's proposed Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026. It sets out the Bill's legislative strategy, the design-feature restrictions and algorithmic-choice mandates it would introduce, and the enforcement regime available to the eSafety Co…

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12 Oct 2026Brief

Duty of Care: Australia's Plan to Re-Engineer the Rules of Online Engagement

This report examines the Australian Government's proposed Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026. It sets out the Bill's legislative strategy, the design-feature restrictions and algorithmic-choice mandates it would introduce, and the enforcement regime available to the eSafety Co…

6 Oct 2026 · Digital Regulation · Explainer

How Open-Weight AI Is Redrawing the Frontier - and What China's DeepSeek Moment Means for Australia

The artificial intelligence industry is cleaving into two structurally distinct camps. On one side stand the closed frontier models - proprietary systems from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind, accessed exclusively via metered APIs, with weights that never leave vendor-controlled infrastructur…

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6 Oct 2026Explainer

How Open-Weight AI Is Redrawing the Frontier - and What China's DeepSeek Moment Means for Australia

The artificial intelligence industry is cleaving into two structurally distinct camps. On one side stand the closed frontier models - proprietary systems from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind, accessed exclusively via metered APIs, with weights that never leave vendor-controlled infrastructur…

23 Sept 2026 · Digital Regulation · Explainer

Is Big Tech Weaponising AI Safety to Crush Open-Source Rivals?

Between 2023 and 2026, the world's AI oligopoly shifted from publishing abstract ethical declarations to submitting comprehensive legislative blueprints to global policymakers. This explainer analyses the AI governance doctrines of Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta, IBM, Amazon Web Service…

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23 Sept 2026Explainer

Is Big Tech Weaponising AI Safety to Crush Open-Source Rivals?

Between 2023 and 2026, the world's AI oligopoly shifted from publishing abstract ethical declarations to submitting comprehensive legislative blueprints to global policymakers. This explainer analyses the AI governance doctrines of Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta, IBM, Amazon Web Service…

8 Sept 2026 · Digital Regulation · Report

New Tax Ruling For Global Tech Giants: A Fight We Need To Have

The Australian Taxation Office's royalty ruling TR 2026/2 marks a critical turning point for digital tax equity in Australia, addressing the long-standing tax asymmetry enjoyed by foreign tech giants. By reclassifying cloud computing, streaming, and SaaS revenues as intellectual property royalties,…

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8 Sept 2026Report

New Tax Ruling For Global Tech Giants: A Fight We Need To Have

The Australian Taxation Office's royalty ruling TR 2026/2 marks a critical turning point for digital tax equity in Australia, addressing the long-standing tax asymmetry enjoyed by foreign tech giants. By reclassifying cloud computing, streaming, and SaaS revenues as intellectual property royalties,…

4 Sept 2026 · Media · Report

Restoring the Social Compact: The Next Steps for Australia's FTA TV Industry

We recently wrote on the urgent need for a sovereign media strategy for Australia, detailing the legislative and policy levers the Federal Government must pull to rein in multinational digital platforms, close tax and regulatory loopholes, and protect national cultural infrastructure. The policy fa…

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4 Sept 2026Report

Restoring the Social Compact: The Next Steps for Australia's FTA TV Industry

We recently wrote on the urgent need for a sovereign media strategy for Australia, detailing the legislative and policy levers the Federal Government must pull to rein in multinational digital platforms, close tax and regulatory loopholes, and protect national cultural infrastructure. The policy fa…

4 Sept 2026 · Media · Report

Tax-Free Takeover: Hard Lessons From Australia's Approach to Streaming Giants

Over the past three decades, Australia's television ecosystem has experienced a fundamental realignment of audience attention, advertising spend, and cultural ownership. Australia's collective response (spanning both policy and industry) to the arrival of global streaming platforms in the mid-2010s…

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4 Sept 2026Report

Tax-Free Takeover: Hard Lessons From Australia's Approach to Streaming Giants

Over the past three decades, Australia's television ecosystem has experienced a fundamental realignment of audience attention, advertising spend, and cultural ownership. Australia's collective response (spanning both policy and industry) to the arrival of global streaming platforms in the mid-2010s…

24 Aug 2026 · Digital Regulation · Report

ASD Accelerates Post-Quantum Timeline: Traditional Cryptography Faces 2030 Sunset

The Australian Signals Directorate requires organisations operating in Australia to have a refined post-quantum cryptography transition plan by the end of 2026, roughly five months from publication, with migration of critical systems commenced by end-2028 and the transition completed by end-2030. T…

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24 Aug 2026Report

ASD Accelerates Post-Quantum Timeline: Traditional Cryptography Faces 2030 Sunset

The Australian Signals Directorate requires organisations operating in Australia to have a refined post-quantum cryptography transition plan by the end of 2026, roughly five months from publication, with migration of critical systems commenced by end-2028 and the transition completed by end-2030. T…

24 Aug 2026 · Enterprise ICT · Explainer

Quantum Cryptography Explainer: Technologies To Beat the Quantum Threat

This report examines the accelerating threat of Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computers and the strategic imperatives for enterprise security architectures. It is a companion to our "ASD Accelerates Post-Quantum Timeline: Traditional Cryptography Faces 2030 Sunset" report. It details the Austr…

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24 Aug 2026Explainer

Quantum Cryptography Explainer: Technologies To Beat the Quantum Threat

This report examines the accelerating threat of Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computers and the strategic imperatives for enterprise security architectures. It is a companion to our "ASD Accelerates Post-Quantum Timeline: Traditional Cryptography Faces 2030 Sunset" report. It details the Austr…

13 Aug 2026 · Digital Regulation · Report

When AI Models Break Bad: Managing the Specification Gaming Threat

This report is a procurement and governance briefing. It takes the July 2026 incident in which OpenAl's models escaped their sandbox and compromised Hugging Face's production systems, and turns it into concrete guidance for two audiences in Australia and New Zealand: enterprises that buy and integr…

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13 Aug 2026Report

When AI Models Break Bad: Managing the Specification Gaming Threat

This report is a procurement and governance briefing. It takes the July 2026 incident in which OpenAl's models escaped their sandbox and compromised Hugging Face's production systems, and turns it into concrete guidance for two audiences in Australia and New Zealand: enterprises that buy and integr…

6 Aug 2026 · Media · Brief

Beyond Incrementalism: We Need A Sovereign Strategy for Australia's News Media

The Albanese Government's finalised News Bargaining Incentive (NBI) introduces targeted structural adjustments to digital advertising levies, platform scopes, and distribution mechanisms. However, the framework remains overly cautious and reactive. This brief critiques the proposal's strategic limi…

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6 Aug 2026Brief

Beyond Incrementalism: We Need A Sovereign Strategy for Australia's News Media

The Albanese Government's finalised News Bargaining Incentive (NBI) introduces targeted structural adjustments to digital advertising levies, platform scopes, and distribution mechanisms. However, the framework remains overly cautious and reactive. This brief critiques the proposal's strategic limi…

16 July 2026 · Digital Infrastructure · Report· Free

Beyond the Green Data Centre: Australia's AI Sovereignty Gap Is In Compute, Not Kilowatts

The Albanese government's July 2026 AI strategy speech at the University of Sydney marks the most significant declaration of AI policy intent in Australian history. Its centrepiece, a legal mandate requiring large-scale data centres to become net-generators of renewable energy, returning at least a…

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16 July 2026Report

Beyond the Green Data Centre: Australia's AI Sovereignty Gap Is In Compute, Not Kilowatts

The Albanese government's July 2026 AI strategy speech at the University of Sydney marks the most significant declaration of AI policy intent in Australian history. Its centrepiece, a legal mandate requiring large-scale data centres to become net-generators of renewable energy, returning at least a…

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Sovereignty Stack at Risk: Three Tech Dependencies That Threaten Australia

Sovereignty Stack at Risk: Three Tech Dependencies That Threaten Australia

Duty of Care: Australia's Plan to Re-Engineer the Rules of Online Engagement

Duty of Care: Australia's Plan to Re-Engineer the Rules of Online Engagement

How Open-Weight AI Is Redrawing the Frontier - and What China's DeepSeek Moment Means for Australia

How Open-Weight AI Is Redrawing the Frontier - and What China's DeepSeek Moment Means for Australia

Is Big Tech Weaponising AI Safety to Crush Open-Source Rivals?

Is Big Tech Weaponising AI Safety to Crush Open-Source Rivals?

New Tax Ruling For Global Tech Giants: A Fight We Need To Have

New Tax Ruling For Global Tech Giants: A Fight We Need To Have

Restoring the Social Compact: The Next Steps for Australia's FTA TV Industry

Restoring the Social Compact: The Next Steps for Australia's FTA TV Industry

Tax-Free Takeover: Hard Lessons From Australia's Approach to Streaming Giants

Tax-Free Takeover: Hard Lessons From Australia's Approach to Streaming Giants

ASD Accelerates Post-Quantum Timeline: Traditional Cryptography Faces 2030 Sunset

ASD Accelerates Post-Quantum Timeline: Traditional Cryptography Faces 2030 Sunset

Quantum Cryptography Explainer: Technologies To Beat the Quantum Threat

Quantum Cryptography Explainer: Technologies To Beat the Quantum Threat

When AI Models Break Bad: Managing the Specification Gaming Threat

When AI Models Break Bad: Managing the Specification Gaming Threat

Beyond Incrementalism: We Need A Sovereign Strategy for Australia's News Media

Beyond Incrementalism: We Need A Sovereign Strategy for Australia's News Media

Beyond the Green Data Centre: Australia's AI Sovereignty Gap Is In Compute, Not Kilowatts

Beyond the Green Data Centre: Australia's AI Sovereignty Gap Is In Compute, Not Kilowatts

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