Author: Joseph Brookes

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Public industry investment faces more checks

The Future Made in Australia Act will mandate Treasury analysis of private investment barriers to promising sectors to ensure private capital is following taxpayers’ support for industries like green...

Procurement tweak sharpens local tech sector’s edge

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australian government tech suppliers are celebrating the Albanese government’s procurement rule changes, which will see more consideration of a seller’s broader economic benefit like intellectual property transfer and taxes....

Guidance needed for widening energy cyber threat

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia may need to develop its own cybersecurity standards for at home energy resources like solar panels and batteries, according to experts that mapped options in anticipation of millions...

Services Australia without basic cyber policies

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Services Australia would struggle to recover from a major cyber attack, according to an outside audit of the tech heavy agency that is responsible for welfare payments, myGov and...

Canberra sets new SME contract spend targets

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s small and medium business procurement targets will be pushed to more ambitious levels and buyers will need to seek extra consultancy competition under changes announced by...

Govt racks up $7m bill for external advice on PsiQuantum

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government has spent almost $7 million on external advice related to its controversial investment in Californian startup PsiQuantum, bringing in legal firms, probity advisers and management consultants...

How could online age verification actually work?

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is now a bipartisan push in Australia for children aged under 16 to be banned from using social media. To do this a form of online age verification...

Govt dishes out $13.5m to 12 aviation tech projects

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has dished out $13.5 million to 12 aviation projects focusing on the use of technology to improve farming efficiency, industry sustainability and the delivering of essential...

Bundaberg: Sprouting a million trees with a data-driven strategy 

Posted on   |  by Jason Stevens
Data drives survival. As Bundaberg plants toward a Net Zero future, the One Million Trees project grapples with nature’s unpredictability, proving that even well-planned community initiatives must adapt to thrive....

Defence ‘hoping for the best’ with PwC probity

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Department of Defence did not implement additional probity measures for PwC contractors working on its troubled industry security clearance program last year, despite concerns about the company eventually...