Author: Joseph Brookes

Consultants cash in on mystery DTA procurement support

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The government agency responsible for technology procurement has declined to provide almost any detail on its procurement strategy and associated ballooning consultancy costs, as the national auditor begins an...

Details of govt’s digital games tax offset scheme revealed

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The federal government has unveiled draft legislation for its video game development tax offset scheme, revealing that the Arts minister will determine the eligibility of a company’s expenditure for...

Consumer watchdog takes Meta to court over crypto ‘scams’

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Australia’s competition and consumer regulator is taking technology giant Meta to court over allegedly misleading cryptocurrency “scam” advertisements that ran on its platforms. The ads included images of high-profile...

Facebook’s election measures ‘wholly inadequate’

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Digital rights groups have blasted Facebook’s latest commitment to clean up the federal election as a “bandaid” measure framed in a way to avoid more scrutiny of the company’s...

BlueScope scores $55m govt grant for steel manufacturing plant

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BlueScope Steel has been awarded $55 million from the federal government’s flagship manufacturing grant program to part-fund the redevelopment of its advanced manufacturing precinct near Wollongong. The precinct includes...

Time for NSW to get real on global talent attraction

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New South Wales needs a more strategic and holistic approach to talent attraction, according to a new state productivity council report which warns that Sydney could slip further behind...