Author: Joseph Brookes

Govt’s online identity app gets a rebrand

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The Australian government’s digital identity app will be rebranded within months to avoid confusion with the popular services app ahead of the mass expansion of a $1 billion national...

‘More work to be done’: NSW procurement tightened again

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All nine recommendations from a NSW procurement inquiry will be supported by the Minns government, including more consideration of retained economic benefit and an easier path for small suppliers...

Social media giants are ‘vast surveillance’ operations

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Social media giants like Facebook and X are “vast surveillance” operations that collect, trade and hold troves of people’s data, the US consumer and competition watchdog has found after...

Defence ERP blows out as switchover looms

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Defence’s mammoth backend technology upgrade has slipped by half a decade and could now cost $3.5 billion — around three times initial estimates – with a consulting giant handed...

Limited use but no ‘safe harbour’ for cyber data sharing

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Upcoming cybersecurity laws will offer businesses that share private details with cyber agencies in the aftermath of an attack a limited use protection from regulatory action. But to balance...

New R&D program links Qld SMEs with regional unis

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A new $7 million program to link regional Queensland university researchers with local SMEs has launched with a call out for pioneering firms and free training, as the state...