Jason Falinski (Mackellar, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Well, you guys weren't reacting. I was a bit concerned that you were taking it seriously! The member for Gellibrand made an extraordinarily good point, which is that, increasingly, the threats we will face will be those on the internet. There'll be cybersecurity threats. I think, of the iPhone and smart phones generally, which were based on 11 key pieces of technology, they were all originated and developed by DARPA, the US military's secret unit, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. I honestly believe we can use this program to ensure that we are able and allowing companies to move forward and develop IP, especially in artificial intelligence, that will put Australia at the forefront of the coming revolution, in that particular part of the economy. It's incredibly important we do that, because it will be very disruptive and we need to be at the forefront of it. I commend this motion to the House.

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