The federal government’s refusal to release key documents relating to its robodebt scheme for a fifth time has been branded “cruel” and “contemptuous” by a number of senators. The...
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The Industry department paid consulting giant Boston Consulting Group nearly $400,000 for a little over one week of “professional advice and input” on what appears to be core departmental...
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The federal government wants the cybersecurity industry to help shape the “bold” new cyber hubs, which will provide more than 40 services to the public sector. The Hardening Government...
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The Victorian government will introduce staged funding for digital projects and improve its procurement process as part of a new five-year digital strategy that focuses on re-using existing platforms...
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The New South Wales government will look at digitising state elections, with its Minister for Digital Victor Dominello describing the switch to online voting as “easy”, despite experts warning...
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The minister responsible for government technology has declined to provide almost any detail on lucrative contracts awarded by his Digital Transformation Agency to global consultancies McKinsey and Boston Consulting...
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The government will be able to step in and take control of critical infrastructure owned by the private sector as a “last resort” in the event of a cyber...
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Cryptocurrency is not a fad and the federal government can’t be fearful of new innovations in the space, according to Digital Economy Minister Jane Hume. In a speech to...
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Australian Signals Directorate director-general Rachel Noble has cautioned against proposals to establish a separate cybersecurity entity, saying that offensive cyber capabilities have now been “fully integrated” into the spy...
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When something political appears in a newspaper, it is because someone wanted it there. How the flow of information is managed should be of concern to all citizens. I...
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The Defence Force’s science and technology division is offering academics lucrative salaries and perks to entice them into a Defence career change, under a 12-month program with pre-determined gender...
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Australia’s corporate regulator will use consultancy giant Deloitte to manage its migration of key economic infrastructure over the next year in a move away from a local SME that...
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The Tax Office has awarded the Irish-domiciled Accenture more than $170 million in contracts in this calendar year, with the professional services giant landing more than $8 million in...
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Microsoft’s whole-of-government sourcing deal has swelled to more than $800 million, including more than doubling in the last two months, despite the US giant not yet receiving the newest...