Author: Joseph Brookes

Archives gets $67m lifeline for cyber, digital records

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The funding-starved National Archives of Australia will receive $67.7 million in extra funding to digitise its decaying records, address a growing backlog of access applications, and bolster its cyber...

Govt opens $50m supply chain grants program

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The federal government has opened the first round of its $50 million supply chain resilience program, with funding on offer for businesses involved in medical and agricultural manufacturing projects...

Australians among world’s most ‘data surveilled’

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Australians are the tenth most “data surveilled” citizens in the world, according to analysis of data requests by government authorities to Big Tech companies over the last eight years,...

‘Opaque’ FIRB delays Aussie GovTech deal

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Two Australian founded government technology companies have been acquired for an undisclosed amount by US firm Granicus, which plans to roll the software into a unified platform, as American...

Attila Brungs named UNSW vice-chancellor

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Professor Attila Brungs has been appointed  as the new UNSW Sydney president and Vice-Chancellor, moving over from the same role at the University of Technology Sydney where he has worked...

Qld makes push for 10,000 new digital professionals

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The Queensland government has launched a new digital workforce plan with $8 million in funding and a goal of adding 10,000 digital professionals by 2024 to meet an expected surge...

New research hub for Qld ‘smart cropping’

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The Queensland government has announced plans to transform the Emerald agriculture college it closed in 2019 into an “innovation flagship” research hub, with $16.7 million in funding over five years....

Gig worker conditions ‘not acceptable’: inquiry

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Gig economy workers need more protections and dispute resolution methods, according to a long running review of the Australian sector, which has warned riders and drivers for companies like...

Liveris calls for innovation policy overhaul

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Australia needs a fundamental change in its approach to innovation and exports to capitalise on the government’s $1.5 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative, according to the scheme’s chief architect Andrew...