Author: Joseph Brookes

National disability data to flow from next year

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A disability data hub with de-identified information shared from state and federal government agencies will be up and running next year and fully operational by 2026, half a decade...

Cyber ‘war games’ preparing businesses for breaches

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With cyber attackers now more advanced and better than ever at extracting ransoms from victims, organisations are being urged to war game their initial responses, but not to rule...

Deloitte evaluated govt tenders while helping prepare bid

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Consulting giant Deloitte acted as both a procurement advisor for the government on its visa processing technology overhaul and helped a company prepare a bid for the lucrative work,...

PwC helping govt pick critical minerals projects

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PwC is being paid up to $8 million to help the Australian and Indian governments choose which critical minerals projects they invest in as part of a bilateral move...

Queensland to lure VCs with $150m fund

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The Queensland government is creating a new $150 million fund for venture capital firms in a bid to revive innovation funding in the state after its share of national...

CSIRO board member overpaid $200,000

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The CSIRO overpaid its board member and former gas and oil industry executive David Knox around $200,000 over three years, but is yet to determine the reason why or...

AFP warned about PwC leaks in 2018

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The federal police declined to pursue an investigation into the PwC tax leaks scandal in 2019, despite the Tax Office providing it with evidence one of the firm’s former...

Why the government won’t ban PwC from federal work

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Embattled global consulting firm PwC won’t be banned outright from federal work by the Albanese government, which insists the scandal is not a procurement issue and its response is...