Author: Justin Hendry

Space agency looks for outside help as demand grows

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Australia’s space agency is set to create an expanded panel arrangement to source external analysis and advice for launch permits and other space activity approvals, as it fights off...

Gallagher adds govt services beat in pre-election reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a ministerial shake-up, handing Finance minister Katy Gallagher responsibility for the country’s welfare agencies through Services Australia. Senator Gallagher will take the position...

Canberra’s IBM deal nears $1.2bn after just two years

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IBM’s whole-of-government sourcing deal with the federal government has shot past the $1 billion mark in less than two years, far exceeding the initial $725 million expectation with three...

DEI on the brink: Recognising we are at a crossroad

Posted on   |  by Luli Adeyemo
I have seen diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) move from the fringes of corporate consciousness to the mainstream, and worryingly, now risks being sidelined as just another ‘trend’. With...

Historic space re-entry capsule lifts off on SpaceX rocket

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A SpaceX rocket carrying a Varda Space Industries spacecraft that will attempt Australia’s first-ever commercial space re-entry next month has launched into low-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 rocket carrying...

US chip curbs put Australia in AI inner circle

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Australia is one of a select few countries exempt from sweeping new controls to limit the export of US-developed advanced computing chips and sharing of closed-weight AI models as...

Gig Guide: IISA chair steps down, Oppermann takes data job

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Former NSW chief data scientist Ian Oppermann has been appointed the federal government’s new Data Standards Chair for Digital ID and the Consumer Data Right in the first shakeup...

French biometrics firm handed 10-year border tech deal

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French biometrics firm IDEMIA has landed a contract with the Department of Home Affairs to continue its support of Australia’s ageing airport arrivals SmartGates for the next 10 years....

Enforcing the social media age ban will cost $50m

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The federal government will spend more than $50 million enforcing Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s over the next four years, as it steps up its oversight of...