Gladys Berejiklian’s structural overhaul of the NSW public service is underpinned by a radical rethinking of how the state allocates resources and how it delivers services. It is a...
Policy
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On the last Parliamentary sitting day of 2018, the federal government and Opposition combined to rush through highly complex and controversial technology-focused legislation, despite widespread criticisms and concerns from...
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The government has not provided any clarity on the research and development tax incentive in the federal budget, but appears to have sliced a further $1.35 billion from the...
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The federal government has slashed $50 million from two of its “flagship” initiatives launched as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda. The 2019-20 budget found “efficiencies” of...
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Josh Frydenberg’s first budget delivers a nominal return to surplus next financial year. But to get there, the Treasurer has killed off any residual attachment this government had to...
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The controversial My Health Record service has been given a $200 million funding boost in the federal budget, with a number of other tech-driven delivery platforms also getting a...
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The federal government says its $525.3 million vocational education and training skills package investment delivered as part of the 2019-20 Budget will equip Australians with “better skills”. “We need...
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The powerful Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is expected to table its review of government’s controversial encryption legislation by Wednesday afternoon, even as the industry continues to...
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Labor has unveiled “Australia’s first” national electric vehicles policy package, just days after the federal government confirmed its own strategy won’t be released for another year. The policies include...
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It’s budget (and election) time again. The federal Government will doubtless announce some additional funding for digital transformation projects including for digital identity. This follows last November’s new Digital...
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The government’s new social media laws it plans to rush through Parliament this week are “heavy-handed and pointless”, according to former government digital lead Paul Shetler. The federal government...
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The federal government’s highly controversial encryption legislation has been referred to an independent monitor for review by the parliament, the first time this has ever occurred. The Assistance and...
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New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has doubled-down on the state’s digital service delivery agenda with the creation of a new Customer Service ministry headed by Australia’s most outspoken...
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The Australian government quietly introduced on Friday afternoon a whole-of-government data hosting strategy to address immediate issues around risks to data sovereignty, data centre ownership and the supply chain....