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The Australian government must take cyber security more seriously

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageCyber attacks represent a significant threat to Australia's civil infrastructure.Shutterstock

Most of us can relate to the government’s plan to build 12 new submarines for A$50 billion, at least in principle. But you might be alarmed to hear the government is investing only a fraction of that amount on protecting us from cyberattacks.

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The history of computing is both evolution and revolution

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the first computer in an Australian university. The University of Melbourne took possession of the machine from CSIRO and on June 14, 1956, the recommissioned CSIRAC was formally switched on. Six decades on, our series Computing turns 60 looks at how things have changed.


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