Author: Joseph Brookes

Leveraging but not lowballing: Deloitte defends myGov work

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Consulting giant Deloitte has denied it used a “lowballing” tactic to gain an inside track on the government’s online services platform work after its subsequent contract tripled to $28...

Uni researchers stood down over foreign interference risk

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Australian university researchers had their pay frozen and were banned from applying for future grants because of foreign interference and national security concerns held by government agencies. An audit...

Govt to receive strategy for ‘authoritarian tech vendors’

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The Department of Home Affairs is preparing advice for the Albanese government on the risks of “authoritarian vendors” after departments spent the last six months ripping out security equipment...

Quantum startup to develop sensors for AUKUS forces

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Local quantum firm Q-CTRL is developing quantum sensors for Australia and its AUKUS partners in one of the first tests of the defence force’s new approach to capability acquisition...

DHS watered down data scientists’ advice on robodebt

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The department responsible for robodebt tried to water down independent advice from data experts and asked the government technology agency to enhance the illegal scheme’s “user experience” in less...

North Queensland defence innovation park locked in

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A shared defence industry innovation and simulation training facility has secured federal funding of $32 million three years after it was proposed, with Labor following through on its election...