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• Melbourne set to host Labor’s AI centre

  Melbourne has been selected as the host of a national AI lab, pledged by Labor if it wins the upcoming federal election.

• Terror streaming bill 'rams through' parliament

  ​Legislation that will see social media companies and executives face hefty fines with jail time for failing quickly remove violent content from their platforms.

• Tech chiefs: Australian companies ‘turned into Huaweis’ by encryption bill

  ​The encryption bill, intended to help police and national security agencies intercept online communications, could turn Australian companies ‘into Huaweis’, technology chiefs have warned.

• Labor: 'Real action' needed after defence contractor hack

  Labor has called for the Government to take “real action” in response to the hacking of an Australian defence contractor, which resulted in the theft of 30 gigabytes of data.

• NT Education CIO departs for new Families agency

  ​Chief information officer of the Northern Territory Department of Education, Satpinder Daroch is leaving the organisation after nine years.

• Labor's Bowen promises 'sustained commitment' to innovation

  ​Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen has promised Labor will make a “sustained commitment” to innovation in a speech at fintech hub Stone & Chalk today.

• Senator Stephen Conroy resigns

  ​Senator Stephen Conroy has announced his resignation from parliament in a speech tabled last night that named the NBN has his ‘greatest contribution’.

• Labor pledges $4.5 million to get more women coding

  A federal Labor government would fund a program to encourage more girls and young women to code, Bill Shorten announced today.

• Invest in coding education, says Labor

  Labor leader Bill Shorten has used his budget reply to call for increased investment in STEM education, including software development.

• Labor forgot about AUSSAT 'debacle': Fletcher

  Labor disregarded history as it developed its satellite policy for the National Broadband Network, Parliamentary Secretary for Communications, Paul Fletcher, claimed today.

• Coalition ICT policy to focus on transparency, digital services

  The Coalition's ICT plan, unveiled today, focuses on improving transparency around government technology spending, encourage agencies to use cloud services and providing Australians with a free digital mailbox to receive communication from all levels of government.

• Turnbull blasts Labor over unsold spectrum in Digital Dividend

  Malcolm Turnbull has slammed the Labor government for not raising more money in the Digital Dividend auction.

• Telehealth vendors not fazed by NBN debate

  The NBN will be a boon to Australian healthcare regardless of which political party has its way on the final technology approach for delivery, officials from health IT vendors said at a lunch in Sydney.

• Coalition NBN plan provides certainty: Macquarie Telecom

  Macquarie Telecom has said the Coalition’s NBN announcement is “great news” for businesses because it brings certainty that there will be an NBN if there is a change of government.

• NBN Co ready to work with any political party

  NBN Co will adapt to the broadband plans of a new government regime if the Coalition wins the September elections, NBN Co head of product and sales, John Simon, said at the CommsDay conference today in Sydney.