Author: Joseph Brookes

Former ASIO boss warns on energy sector cyber

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Energy experts and a former ASIO chief have warned that Australia’s critical energy infrastructure was growing in complexity and vulnerability to cyber-attacks, but a commensurate uplift in resilience has...

‘Urgent’ investment in APS tech staff needed

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The federal government must make an “urgent investment” in Australian public service staff to avoid any more government technology “failures” like robodebt, COVIDSafe and the 2016 census outage, a...

Wayne Gerard is Qld’s new Chief Entrepreneur

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The Queensland government has appointed RedEye co-founder Wayne Gerard as the state’s new Chief Entrepreneur, filling the position which has been vacant since last year. Mr Gerard has been actively...

NSW govt’s $28m bushfire tech R&D mission

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The NSW government will allocate $28 million to bushfire research and development in next week’s state budget, with an Emerging Industry Infrastructure Fund to also be unveiled. NSW Treasurer...

Gig Guide: Public servants on the move

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Several leading public servants have announced moves this month ahead of the new financial year, while a 32-year-old regulator has been tasked with cleaning up US Big Tech. The...

Govt dishes out $6m in commercialisation grants

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Four Australian companies have shared in $2.4 million of federal funding in the latest round of commercialisation grants, tipping the 7-year-old program past $260 million in funding offers. A...

Uber paid driver $400k to avoid ruling, union says

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Uber paid one of its drivers a “life changing” settlement to avoid a landmark court ruling that could have forced an overhaul of the tech giant’s business model, according...

Qld ‘priority industries’ get $350m budget boost

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A $3.34 billion Queensland Jobs Fund is the centrepiece of the state’s budget, which promises to capitalise on strong growth by supporting eight priority industries and renewable energy investment...

Amazon workers sacked for talking to union: TWU

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The transport union has claimed Amazon delivery drivers were sacked after they spoke with union officials during a site visit to check on worker safety, and that at a...