Author: Joseph Brookes

Australian industrial policy needs a new direction

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Australia must implement “directional” industry policy that utilises clear goals, a diverse mix of policy and strong governance to take full advantage of structural changes like decarbonisation and emerging...

Tech wrecks, $15bn industry fund shortlisted for audits

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Multi-billion dollar tech projects across Defence and the Tax Office as well as the government’s protocols for keeping them on track could go under the audit office’s microscope later...

Google lands govt-wide cloud deal in Vic

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The Victorian government has inked a three-year state purchasing contract with Google to give public servants easier access to the tech giant’s cloud services and workflow tools. The annual...

CDR fines hit limits of foreign firms

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Global banking giant HSBC has avoided a hefty fine despite allegedly sending inaccurate and incomplete data through Australia’s budding economy-wide data sharing scheme. The bank paid penalties of $33,000...

Rebrand unveiled for 12 million federal govt digital IDs

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The Tax Office has honed in on ‘myID’ as the likely rebrand of the federal government’s myGovID credential underpinning Australia’s digital identity system. The change follows warnings of widespread...

New chief takes up FinTech’s funding fight

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As investment in Australia’s FinTechs dries up, the sector’s peak group is juggling new ways to support its next generation to ride emerging areas like AI and sustainable finance...

PwC’s global boss defies Senate request

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PwC’s global boss has defied the Senate’s request to provide a report on the involvement of its overseas partners in the tax leaks scandal that ended the Australian firm’s...

Govt research vetoes stamped out

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Education ministers will no longer be able to unilaterally veto research grants after Greens and independent senators on Thursday helped pass a government bill that transfers final say on...