Author: Joseph Brookes

Parliament’s expense software upgrade limps on to 2026

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Parliament’s SAP-based expense management software has delivered only partial benefits, despite seven years and $74 million of investment, and will need until 2026 to deliver many basic functions. Finance...

Govt pledges universal mobile coverage across Australia

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Australians will have access to mobile phone calling and SMS services almost anywhere in Australia by 2027 under an Albanese government election pledge to leverage Starlink and other low...

Trump threatens tariffs on nations targeting big tech

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US President Donald Trump has given the clearest signal yet that his government will levy tariffs on nations that unfairly discriminate against US companies or inhibit their growth through...

Age assurance trial casts wide net for world-first scheme

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Foreign technology firms will dominate the federal government’s trial of age assurance technologies, bringing with them dozens of cutting-edge solutions like hand and face scanning, and in many cases...

Aged care tech under the microscope as switch looms

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Aged care providers’ technology will be examined by a government-led taskforce in preparation for major changes to systems, amid concerns some companies are under prepared for landmark reforms. The...

Health re-ups with Salesforce for vaccine data

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The Health department has signed up for another year of Salesforce to help manage its COVID-19 vaccine data, after tightening assurance controls to verify its technology suppliers’ data security...

Govt urged to act on food manufacturing

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The Albanese government is being urged to fund innovation precincts and shared manufacturing facilities in a new national effort on food and beverage production that an inquiry found has...