The federal government will waive $21 million in tertiary debt and overhaul IT systems after a tech bungle held nearly 20,000 students’ loans up for years in internal systems....
Digital
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My Health Record will receive a $429 million cash injection from the Albanese government after an expert taskforce recommended the digital health platform be modernised to improve information sharing....
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The Albanese government has committed $134.5 million to give myGov “certainty and stability” for another 12 months while it considers the longer-term funding needs of the platform in the...
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The rollout of the Accenture-built government security vetting system continues to face complications, as the agency in charge fails to meet its KPI on baseline clearances. Technical issues with...
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Victoria will become the fourth jurisdiction to introduce digital driver’s licences, with the state government to trial the plastic card alternative in the regional city of Ballarat in July...
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The tech industry has had a rollercoaster year so far. Tens of thousands have been laid off from the largest tech companies, media darling startups have declared bankruptcy and...
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A centralised digital economy office will be set up by the Queensland government as part of a new state-wide digital strategy that is expected to be accompanied by $200...
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Meta maintains significant market power in Australia despite the entry and popularity of TikTok, as well as smaller platforms like BeReal, according to a new report by the Australian...
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The decades old ICT systems underpinning Australia’s migration system need “urgent modernisation” after years of “systemic underinvestment” and failed “big bang” upgrades, according to an independent review of the...
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The cost of a Salesforce contract for the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s new customer relationship management system more than doubled to $76 million before being flagged for further investigation...
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A new $16 million innovation competition co-designed by the Minderoo Foundation has been launched by global not-for-profit XPRIZE to drive development of bushfire detection and rapid response technologies. The...
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Government Services minister Bill Shorten has called for the greater use of data and automation in National Disability Insurance Scheme assessments as long as an “ethical framework” is in...
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A coalition of privacy organisations, think tanks and industry groups are calling for the creation of a dedicated parliamentary committee to give “political focus” to digital rights issues in...
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Western Australia has begun developing digital credentials and associated features for its ServiceWA smartphone app after awarding a $3 million contract to two local firms. The 16-month contract was...