Author: Joseph Brookes

Govt data sharing plan creates ‘robodebt’ threat

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Labor will vote against the government’s “reckless” plan to open up data sharing, saying the privacy risks are too high and the scheme “opens the door to another robodebt-like...

Facebook tracks teenagers for alcohol, gambling

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Facebook is tracking Australian teenagers online and selling their profiles to alcohol, gambling and smoking advertisers, according to new research that warns Australia needs new regulation to protect kids...

Tech giants list as SMEs on NSW procurement site

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Global technology companies are listing themselves as small to medium enterprises (SMEs) on the NSW government’s tech procurement platform, raising concerns they may be able to take advantage of...

Govt gives IT resellers $7m for SME cyber support

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A cohort of “trusted” companies will share in $6.9 million in federal government grants to support SME cyber awareness and resilience, with nearly 40 per cent of the money...

Regulation ‘may be required’ for app stores: ACCC

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The competition watchdog has fired a warning shot at Google and Apple, telling the tech giants to clean up their app stores now or face regulation which will make...

NSW stands out in digital govt services survey

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New South Wales led the way in improving digital government services across Australia during the pandemic, according to a new report by Salesforce which calls for more government data...

Qld govt funds 10 manufacturers’ pandemic pivot

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The Queensland government diverted up to a third of its industry attraction program to support existing local manufacturers to pivot to COVID-19 supplies, including ventilators, masks and testing kits...

WA gets regional innovation hub

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A government funded innovation hub has opened in Albany as part of the West Australian port city’s new innovation project, the first in the state outside of Perth. In...

‘Language of innovation’ wraps fossil fuel subsidies

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Australian governments are wrapping hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fossil fuel industry subsidies in “the language of innovation”, according to new analysis. The Australia Institute analysed Federal...