Author: Joseph Brookes

NSW govt ordered to produce innovation plans

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The NSW government has been ordered to release documents related to its overhaul of innovation policy, as a lengthy wait for a new state plan and cutbacks to grant...

Govt’s manufacturing plans missing in action

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The government has delivered only one of seven promised plans for developing priority areas of the economy, despite launching the first almost a year ago and billing the plans...

Cyber incident rocks major IVF clinic

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A leading Australian fertility clinic has apologised to customers and says it is investigating a breach of its computer network that forced it to take some of its servers...

Failings trigger call to break up govt’s tech work

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Large government technology projects should be broken up into smaller bundles of work and delivered in an agile way with sustainment and upgrade funding factored in from the start,...

Corruption watchdog to investigate Robodebt referrals

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The national corruption watchdog will investigate referrals it received from the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme, reversing its controversial earlier decision to not pursue them. On Tuesday, the...

Privacy, Indigenous leaders added to govt services board

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Privacy and Indigenous affairs experts have bolstered the board advising Services minister Katy Gallagher on delivery and technology ahead of its first meeting of 2025 on Wednesday. Former national...

Funding cuts rip through ANU innovation initiatives

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The future of the ANU’s data science research centre hangs in the balance due to $55 million in innovation funding cuts that have already claimed the university’s tech policy...

Govt’s big tech levy pause ‘cowering to the bully’

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The Greens have lashed a slow down on Australia’s plan to start charging online platforms that refuse to pay for news content, following a report the government is going...