Author: Justin Hendry

Qld tips $1.2bn into digital govt, sovereign development

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Queensland will become the latest state to coordinate digital and IT investment through a centralised digital fund, announcing plans for a $1 billion Queensland Government Digital Fund. The new...

NSW pulls innovation lever in ‘pro-growth’ Budget

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NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s third Budget has sought to cement the state’s position as a hub for technology investment, as the government stares down flatlining productivity and business investment....

NSW expands SAP ERP consolidation to 100-plus agencies

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The New South Wales government will expand its enterprise resources planning system consolidation across government, providing $160 million in Tuesday’s Budget for the work program. The new funding package...

How Australia can supercharge defence innovation efforts

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‘High-tech trench warfare’ was an oxymoron – until Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On Ukraine’s battlefields, Cold War artillery meets 21st-century innovation. Shells fall while AI-enabled drones...

No barriers, no guarantees: Age assurance test results are in

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Age assurance technologies are not “guaranteed to be effective” in all applications, with usability among the main issues, an independent trial has found as the deadline for Australia’s social...

NAB hit with record fine for consumer data right breach

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National Australia Bank has been slapped with the country’s largest ever fine under the consumer data sharing regime for failing to disclose credit limit information on four occasions. The...