Author: Justin Hendry

Research infrastructure is a time machine

Posted on   |  by Elanor Huntington
Wajarri Yamaji Country is a magical place. For tens of thousands of years its people have stood on and cared for Country. I’ve just been there to help break...

Clear focus on digital missing in govt: Fletcher

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The digital economy must become a clear national priority for Australia to continue to prosper, according to shadow minister for government services and the digital economy Paul Fletcher, who...

Victoria to bring govt services under one roof

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria will centralise government service delivery under a single department, with the government set to further leverage its investment in Service Victoria’s underpinning digital platform. Premier Daniel Andrews revealed...

Victoria gets a new Industry and Innovation minister

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Victoria has a new Industry and Innovation minister in Ben Carroll, a lawyer and one-time staffer to former Labor senator and federal minister for broadband, communications and the digital...

Delayed myGov app launches sans Medicare card

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s long-promised myGov app has finally launched, complete with a new digital wallet offering users the ability to prove their identity with a service provider using a...

Govt mulls widening of Big Tech news code

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A review of Australia’s media bargaining code has recommended the government investigate extending it to digital platforms other than Google and Facebook, and verify the value of the deals it...

Privacy watchdog opens investigation into Medibank breach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into the Medibank data breach that compromised the personal details of 9.7 million customers, on the same day the would-be hackers posted...

NSW govt technology chief steps down to lead Service NSW

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New South Wales’ long-serving government chief information and digital officer Greg Wells will step down to become the new chief executive at service delivery agency Service NSW. Mr Wells,...

Gershon 2.0: Services Aus cuts 1000 tech contractors

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
As many as 1000 technology contractors have been let go at Services Australia amid the federal government’s push to reduce its external workforce and following the end of several...