Author: Justin Hendry

‘Wake up call’: Auditor warns on Victorian govt cyber risk

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Victorian government agencies are “not adequately prepared to prevent cyber-attacks”, the state’s auditor-general has warned, with more than 600,000 public servants yet to begin using multi-factor authentication for network...

Hybrid rockets set to launch from NT space facility

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South Korean rocket startup Innospace will use the Northern Territory as a launchpad for its world-leading hybrid-fueled rockets from 2025 after it signed a multi-year contract with Equatorial Launch...

Cloud of secrecy shrouds Defence Secret Cloud

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Governments are not well-known for their speed, particularly when blazing a trail with technology for others to follow. But when Defence, with its $50 billion annual budget, declares the...

Moderna opens research hub in Melbourne

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Biotechnology giant Moderna has opened a new research centre and regional headquarters in Melbourne in anticipation of the arrival of its mRNA manufacturing facility next year. The Asia-Pacific Regional...

Consultants land $70m for REDSPICE ramp-up

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Three consulting firms will rake in close to $70 million over the next three years to help Australia’s cyber spy agency expand beyond Canberra and add almost 2000 staff...

Tax Office exits Chinese-owned data centre

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After a two-year migration, the Tax Office has removed the last of its data and assets from a Chinese-owned data centre in Sydney, which had long been blacklisted by...