Author: Joseph Brookes

‘On the table’: Meta still dangling news block threat

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Meta is still threatening to block news content on its platforms in Australia, telling lawmakers on Wednesday that all options are “on the table” if the government does try...

Dodgy suppliers to be banned in NSW procurement overhaul

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The NSW procurement accreditation system will be reviewed and dodgy suppliers banned in response to repeated warnings that the state’s buying framework is failing and agencies are “marking their...

Audit office eyes automated scrutiny in new tech deal

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The national audit office has shifted its managed services deal to a smaller local supplier xAmplify in a new $7.7 million agreement expected to bring automation to keep up...

Chief scientist’s parting gift is research for all

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Australia’s outgoing chief scientist has called on the Albanese government to develop a radical open access model that would make research literature free for all Australians through centralised government...

Consultants’ PEMS review follows project in blowing out

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EY’s contract to review Parliament’s expenses reporting system has followed the troubled software project in blowing out in cost and time, netting the consulting giant more than $400,000 and...

NSW govt unveils plan to crackdown on consultants

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The Minns government will define what constitutes “core public sector work” and require agencies to do it in-house wherever possible as part of its response to an explosion in...