Defence has rolled out Microsoft Copilot to tens of thousands of staff through its protected-level internal network, making it the last of Canberra’s biggest agencies to adopt the AI...
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Patties Food Group has secured a $36 million loan from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation to modernise its production facilities. The company is the producer of iconic Australian pie...
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Qantas announced Thursday it will establish a new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide under an agreement with the South Australian government, expanding the airline’s digital and technology capability beyond...
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A whole of government cloud policy will be published within weeks with “clear requirements for cloud use” across federal agencies as part of the Albanese government’s push to lift...
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Federal government lawyers are set to adopt artificial intelligence tools, introducing new efficiencies and risks that have already proved challenging for the broader legal profession. The Australian Government Solicitor...
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All of Australia’s almost 200,000 Commonwealth public servants will be required to complete AI training and offered ChatGPT like tools to improve service delivery and policy development. The sweeping...
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The Tasmanian government is taking its first steps towards a digital driver’s licence by funding a business case for a future rollout, as another jurisdiction hits the brakes to...
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The Bureau of Meteorology missed an already extended deadline for its $1 billion backend technology overhaul in June, only completing the foundational project after its shambolic website launch. InnovationAus.com...
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A Greens bill to stop unethical contractors from winning government work will go under the microscope, keeping alive the prospect of national debarment scheme in a stronger response to...
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NSW and Victorian government agencies are running swathes of unsupported legacy infrastructure, at times without formal risk assessment and planning despite the systems housing so called “crown jewels” applications....
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The head of the Bureau of Meteorology has apologised for a bungled update to his bureau’s website after being hauled before the Environment minister to explain changes that stem...
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The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has completed its upgrade of the national fingerprints database, but not before a false start that wasted $34 million in taxpayer funds. The National...
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A year ago, the Commonwealth government established a policy requiring most federal agencies to publish “AI transparency statements” on their websites by February 2025. These statements were meant to...
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The New South Wales government has appointed Daniel Roelink to lead its newly established Office for Artificial Intelligence, after the state announced last month that it would establish a...