Author: Justin Hendry

Opposition grows to real-time pathology data sharing plan

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A plan to make pathology reports immediately accessible through My Health Record is facing opposition from GPs and specialists, with three peak bodies warning the move could lead to...

Gig Guide: NSW data guru Ian Oppermann out

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New South Wales’ first-ever chief data scientist Ian Oppermann is hanging up his boots after more than eight years in the role to join the technology advisory firm set...

‘Empty words’: Top three digital govt goal scrapped

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The Albanese government has scrapped the Coalition’s lofty goal of Australia becoming one of the top three digital governments in the world by 2025 in its first digital and...

Melbourne nanotech hub gets ahead of the quantum revolution

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“Shaping the future of quantum technologies” is how Frank Yao describes the role of Innofocus’s newly minted 1,000 square metre nanofabrication hub in Melbourne.   His team is on a...

Bart Mellish is Qld’s new digital minister

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Queensland has a new Digital Services minister in Bart Mellish, an environmental scientist who served as chief of staff to federal Labor Senator Anthony Chisholm prior to politics. Mr...

Digital ID’s ripple effect could become a wave for startups

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Australia’s newest digital identity service may give startups a more straightforward path to onboard customers faster, combining the strengths of both the private and public sectors.  The digital exchange...

PsiQuantum takes part in Qld govt quantum advisory meeting

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PsiQuantum, a front-runner in the federal government’s secret quantum computing EoI, was the only foreign company to take part in the inaugural meeting of Queensland’s newly formed quantum advisory...