澳大利亚从预算中享有惊人的比特币和其他技术

澳大利亚在预算中令人惊讶地冷落比特币和其他技术，因为整个兴奋令人失望。

Australia’s Labor Party has surprisingly snubbed Bitcoin and other tech in its budget as all the hype came crashing down in a disappointing fashion. While most countries are gravitating towards Bitcoin and other technologies, the lack of a mention left Australians with dismay.

澳大利亚的工党在预算中令人惊讶地冷落了比特币和其他技术，因为所有炒作都以令人失望的方式崩溃了。虽然大多数国家都吸引了比特币和其他技术，但缺乏提及使澳大利亚人感到沮丧。

In the week before Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his Labor’s third budget on Tuesday and the traditional Thursday night sequel from opposition leader Peter Dutton, expectations were not high about a change in the government’s stance on technology in the coming election year. Both parties had been talking up the tech industry, with topics like how to capitalize on the AI boom, discussing how to protect Australians from scams and what needs to be done to crackdown on cybercrime among others.

在财务主管吉姆·查尔默斯（Jim Chalmers）周二交付工党的第三次预算和反对党领袖彼得·达顿（Peter Dutton）的传统续集之前的一周，人们对未来选举年政府对技术立场的变化的期望不高。双方都一直在谈论科技行业，例如如何利用人工智能繁荣，讨论如何保护澳大利亚人免受骗局的侵害，以及为镇压网络犯罪而需要采取的措施。

However, most of the concerned parties understood that there would be a sense of realism in their pre-election budget. They needed to talk about things that would sway voters to their side like tax cuts or energy prices. But while the expectations were quite low, the budget week still managed to surprise most, worrying even the most devoted optimist in the tech industry.

但是，大多数有关方都知道，他们的选举前预算中将有一种现实感。他们需要谈论会将选民挥之不去的事情，例如减税或能源价格。但是，尽管预期很低，但预算周仍然设法使最令人惊讶的是，即使是技术行业中最敬业的乐观主义者也是如此。

Australia’s parties cuts Bitcoin and other tech in budget

澳大利亚的聚会在预算中削减了比特币和其他技术

One of the core notes to mention is that tech was not a winner in the Labor Party budget. The budget did not exactly make any major cuts in other aspects, so one cannot say it was downright bad. But the party did not allocate any new spending to the aspects that were mentioned in the budget.

要提到的核心笔记之一是，技术不是工党预算中的赢家。预算在其他方面并没有完全削减任何重大削减，因此不能说这是完全不好的。但是该党没有将任何新支出分配给预算中提到的方面。

The new round of funding for the cryptocurrency regulator, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, and the eSafety Commissioner were largely continuations of last year’s programs. Annuities will also be phased out over the next four years, and the government is cutting back on tax breaks for research and development.

加密货币监管机构，澳大利亚财务投诉机构和ESAFETY专员的新一轮资金在很大程度上是去年计划的延续。年金还将在未来四年中逐步淘汰，政府正在减少研究和发展的税收减免。

The narrative was not any different two days later when a disappointed Peter Dutton unveiled his own budget. Having promised to open up new areas of the economy, he highlighted artificial intelligence (AI), automation, space, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, and biotechnology without a clear explanation of how he would achieve it.

两天后，失望的彼得·达顿（Peter Dutton）推出了自己的预算，叙述并没有什么不同。他承诺要开放新的经济领域，他强调了人工智能（AI），自动化，空间，网络安全，纳米技术和生物技术，而没有明确解释他将如何实现它。

The biggest complaint about the budgets is the failings in acknowledging artificial intelligence, with none of them discussing how to boost the technology or make it safe for Australians. Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) chairman John Pane expressed his disappointment.

关于预算的最大抱怨是承认人工智能的失败，他们都没有讨论如何提高技术或使其对澳大利亚人安全。澳大利亚电子边境（EFA）主席约翰·潘恩（John Pane）表示失望。

“Australia remains the last signatory [to the Seoul AI Summit Declaration] to stand up an AI Safety body or regulator,” Pane said.

帕恩说：“澳大利亚仍然是[首尔AI峰会宣言]的最后一个签署人，以站起来，以站立AI安全机构或监管机构。”

Many were waiting for an update on the AI Safety Institute that the country promised to establish in May 2024, but they were left disappointed when it was not mentioned. It is also quite concerning that the country has yet to release its plan for AI regulation, let alone implement it. Minister for Science and Industry Ed Husic mentioned in January that the government was on the verge of rolling out its AI regulation, but he has gone quiet on the issue.

许多人都在等待该国承诺在2024年5月建立的AI安全研究所的最新消息，但在没有提及时，他们感到失望。同样令人担忧的是，该国尚未发布其对AI法规的计划，更不用说实施该计划了。科学和工业部长埃德·哈西奇（Ed Husic）在一月份提到，政府即将推出其AI法规，但他在这个问题上已经安静了。

Quantum computing and other sectors also miss out

量子计算和其他扇区也错过了

AI was not the only sector that was ignored by the budget, with quantum computing not even seeing as much as a mention. In addition, there was no mention of any spending on the government’s flagship tech policies, the teen social media ban, or the news media bargaining incentive (known as the tech tax).

AI并不是唯一被预算忽略的部门，量子计算甚至没有提及。此外，没有提及政府的旗舰技术政策，青少年社交媒体禁令或新闻媒体讨价还价激励措施（称为技术税）的任何支出。

Cybersecurity was only mentioned about previous spending, with $60 million used to help small businesses protect themselves from data breaches.

网络安全仅在以前的支出中提到，用于帮助小企业保护自己免受数据泄露的范围，使用了6000万美元。

Cyber Director at cybersecurity firm NSB Cyber, Evan Vougdis, expressed his disappointment towards the budget and its lack of note on cybersecurity.

网络安全公司NSB网络网络Evan Vougdis的网络总监对预算和缺乏网络安全性表示失望。

“The Federal Budget for 2025 treats cybersecurity as background noise,” Vougdis said.

Vougdis说：“ 2025年的联邦预算将网络安全视为背景噪音。”

He added that the government needs to change its approach and take more decisive actions in the sector. Another big loser in tech is the research and development (R&D) space. Mr Husic noted last month that Australia’s investment in R&D had been plummeting, adding that the trend must stop. But the budget released this week showed that the government would wind back tax breaks for R&D by $640 million in the next four years.

他补充说，政府需要改变其方法，并在该部门采取更具决定性的行动。技术的另一个大失败者是研发（R＆D）领域。 Husic先生上个月指出，澳大利亚对研发的投资一直在下降，并补充说趋势必须停止。但是本周发布的预算表明，在未来四年中，政府将为研发减少6.4亿美元。

A spokesperson for Husic also mentioned that the federal government has made core investments in the tech sector, noting the $500 million earmarked for PsiQuantum to build the world’s first quantum computer in Brisbane which was announced last year.

HUSIC的发言人还提到，联邦政府已经在技术领域进行了核心投资，并指出了5亿美元用于Psiquantum，以建造去年在布里斯班建造世界上第一款量子计算机的核心投资。

“In just the last few weeks, our $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has invested almost $100m in world-leading Australian tech companies across quantum, AI and cybersecurity,” the spokesperson said.

发言人说：“在过去的几周内，我们150亿美元的国家重建基金已向Quantum，AI和网络安全的澳大利亚科技公司投资了近1亿美元。”

The spokesperson also earmarked the feat the government hopes to achieve in the next five years in the tech sector.

发言人还指定了政府希望在未来五年内在技术领域实现的壮举。

“We have spent our first term laying the foundation for a thriving tech sector, setting a target of 1.2 million tech jobs by 2030, establishing first national strategies for robotics and quantum.”

“我们已经花了第一学期为蓬勃发展的科技领域奠定了基础，到2030年为120万个科技工作设定了目标，建立了第一家机器人和量子的国家战略。”

Funding for key regulators restored after last year’s cuts

去年削减后恢复了主要监管机构的资金

One of the reliefs in the budget was the restoration of funding for the regulator, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC). The Privacy Commissioner had

预算中的浮雕之一是恢复为监管机构（澳大利亚信息专员办公室（OIAC）办公室）恢复资金。隐私专员有