Author: James Riley

Atlassian ramps up public policy engagement

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia’s home-grown global software giant Atlassian has beefed up its public policy focus with a fresh set of eyes hired out of Microsoft to oversee engagement with governments, both...

Deloitte lands new $4.5m contract for myGov work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has handed Deloitte a contract worth $4.5 million for further work on the new myGov platform, bringing the consulting giant’s total bill for the project to...

Senators question new hacking powers for AFP

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A group of senators have raised significant concerns with the federal government’s proposed new hacking powers for the Australian Federal Police, warning that a “wide scope of innocent third...

Applied EV unveils first electric vehicle platform

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
An autonomous electric vehicle platform developed in the Bayswater North industrial area of Melbourne has surfaced with the release of new pictures and video. After a $7.7 million, four-year...

NSW sets 30% SME targets for tech procurement

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
At least 30 per cent of the NSW government’s tech procurement spend will go to small to medium-sized entities (SMEs) as part of a new policy aimed at ensuring...

Cybersecurity and the privilege of using data

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
Every organisation should give every employee privileged access to its IT systems. No, that’s not an edict to elevate the access rights of every user, it’s a reflection that...

Turning rules and laws into computer code

Posted on   |  by Stuart Corner
“If I can book an aeroplane flight online, why can’t I find out online whether I’m liable for something?” That rhetorical question came from Adrian Kelly, cofounder of SmartLegal...

It’s not about the news: It’s techno politics

Posted on   |  by Marie Johnson
I am forced to live in two parallel worlds. One world is served by an expensive and unreliable NBN where on the weekend in Canberra the speed was 18Mbps...

Mandatory credit reporting scheme finally passes

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A mandatory comprehensive credit reporting will be in place in Australia from July after legislation underpinning the scheme finally passed Parliament, more than three years after it was first...