The Australian Department of Defence has signed a $98 million contract with Danish defence software company Systematic for the first tranche of the Australian Army’s next-generation battle management system.
The five-year contract will see the SitaWare Headquarters product rolled out under the LAND 4140 program to support the Army’s critical command-and-control needs.
The software gives commanders a common operational picture across the battlespace, supporting rapid information-sharing and situational awareness. The Army began trialing SitaWare Headquarters in 2021 and first used it during Exercise Talisman Sabre, before using it in other Army activities and multinational training events.
SitaWare Headquarters is used by more than 50 nations, including all Five Eyes partners, and was selected by NATO as its standard for land operations in 2024. Systematic says the platform will allow Australian forces to operate alongside allies while retaining sovereign control of their data.
Australia Post has signed a multimillion-dollar, three-year agreement with Telstra to upgrade connectivity across almost 4,000 post offices, delivery centres, data centres and corporate sites nationwide.
Around 300 locations will be upgraded to fibre-to-the-premises, while some additional regional sites will transition to Telstra satellite internet over the next 12 months. The agreement builds on satellite connectivity already deployed at more than 270 Australia Post sites.
Telstra will also provide its Adaptive Networks Centre, giving Australia Post a single interface through which to manage network services and improve visibility, flexibility and control. The postal group says the investment will strengthen the technology supporting customer services, retail operations and parcel processing.
Toowoomba Regional Council will be among the first councils to deploy Objective Corporation’s Isoplan Professional platform to modernise its planning services.
The platform combines ePlan management with trusted AI to guide residents, builders and developers through the council’s authoritative planning and spatial information. Users will be able to make property-specific enquiries, identify the rules that apply, explore possible development options and understand the next steps.
Toowoomba planning and development services general manager Ed Johnson said the deployment would support the council’s push to modernise planning services and improve the customer experience. Objective says the self-service system should also reduce reliance on duty planners for routine enquiries and create more capacity across council planning teams.
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