Author: Joseph Brookes

Australia won’t follow US in lifting govt TikTok ban

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As the US government allows its employees to download TikTok again, Australia has locked in its ban with no plans to reconsider, leaving only limited approved use cases for...

NDIA’s Salesforce procurement probe drags into third year

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A review of a scandal-linked technology procurement at the National Disability Insurance Agency has dragged on for three years and remains ongoing eight months after the minister was assured...

Why Canberra’s legacy technology shift can’t rely on AI

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As Canberra looks to artificial intelligence for a generational legacy technology shift, experts warn public sector leaders need to be clear eyed about a technology that hasn’t lived up...

Data matching disarray as dept flouts audit office

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Government agencies have not launched a fully-fledged review of decades-old data matching laws, despite clear recommendations from the auditor-general to do so last year and warnings in the Robodebt...

NSW’s top bureaucrat to lead federal Industry dept

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The head of the NSW public service Simon Draper will take the reins of the federal Industry department in September, after its longtime secretary Meghan Quinn was promoted to...

Govt to restart automated welfare penalties despite legal doubts

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The Employment department will resume cancelling and suspending welfare recipient support payments from October, ending a two year freeze triggered by its error riddled compliance and technology systems. Government...