$450m Budget lift for business registers, digital health


The Albanese government has thrown more than $200 million behind the latest attempt to upgrade the country’s antiquated business registers, as legacy tech risk climbs across the Commonwealth.

A “second tranche” of stabilisation and uplift efforts will get underway from July following a $207 million investment in work being led by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

The funding, revealed in the 2025 federal Budget, comes 18 months after …

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