A review of the safety and security of the country’s only nuclear reactor has been submitted to regulators as the facility gears up for more work under Australia’s new...
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The federal government has brought in multinational consultancy Deloitte to assist in dishing out Commonwealth funds to hydrogen projects as concerns grow over outsourcing within the Industry department. Industry...
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The federal government has failed to meet its own commitment to introduce legislation to underpin its digital identity program this year, but has called on private companies to express interest...
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Better and more comprehensive data is the key to improving cultural diversity in the Australian technology sector, according to TechDiversity. The director of the Melbourne-based non-profit industry body Luli...
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Here we go again. On December 3, Minister Stuart Robert unveiled the latest Government Digital Strategy (GDS) at a gathering of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) in Canberra....
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The federal government will embark on the “most significant reforms” to Australia’s payment system in 25 years with new regulations to target big tech firms and the cryptocurrency sector....
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Australia has the potential to completely transform its economy and embrace innovation through modern manufacturing, according to Andrew Liveris, the architect of the federal government’s strategy in the space....
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The failure of New South Wales’ digital voting system during the recent council elections, just days after the state government declared electronic voting would be “easy”, should be a...
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The Australian Space Agency’s funding is “insufficient” and consideration should be given to making it a statutory authority, a government-led committee has said. The House of Representatives Standing Committee...
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The federal government has maintained it will launch a limited patent box scheme next year despite not yet releasing draft legislation and there only being 10 more sitting days...
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Australia and its Quad partners need to better cooperate on critical technologies and launch co-investment vehicles to counter the growing dominance of China, according to an Australian Strategic Policy...
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NSW local councils will actively track their waste and re-use metrics under a NSW state government initiative announced on Monday. Two new dashboard tools, created by the government-funded body...
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There are fresh calls to reign in the growing and “excessive” use of consultants by the public service, after evidence the Coalition government is currently on pace to spend...
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The Digital Transformation Agency’s procurement of ICT services will be scrutinised as part of a new investigation by the national audit office. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has...