A group of Australian defence primes is demanding the government lessen its reliance on foreign suppliers by supporting genuinely Australian companies, including ring fencing a new $1 billion budget...
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The Australian Public Service in 2023 is faced with an extraordinary opportunity to reset its contribution to supporting the government of Australia and all Australians. Four events occurring almost...
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OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT was unleashed onto an unsuspecting public exactly one year ago. It quickly became the fastest-growing app ever, in the hands of 100 million...
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Confidential Salesforce pricing information was accidentally leaked to Microsoft in a 2019 tender for the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s new customer relationship management system, documents reveal. The blunder forced...
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A Labor-controlled parliamentary committee has recommended that a National Advanced Manufacturing Commissioner be appointed to promote ‘sovereign, smart, sustainable’ domestic manufacturing. The national role would facilitate nationwide advanced manufacturing...
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The Albanese government is racing ahead with controversial reforms to export controls that will introduce a “licence-free environment” for technology sharing between AUKUS partners at the expense of local...
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Home Affairs officials, consultants and technology suppliers will be asked to explain a failed visa privatisation attempt, its abandoned replacement and their controversial procurements to Parliament’s powerful audit committee....
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Legislation introduced on Thursday by the government will regulate and expand its digital identity scheme, including allowing states and the private sector to participate, while another $145.5 million in...
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The federal government has declared the National Reconstruction Fund open for business, officially delivering the NRF Corporation its investment mandate – the investment framework that will guide decisions and...
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“I don’t want access to another grant; I want to be able to have the government as a customer.” That’s the answer I often get to the question of...
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After completing a nationwide briefing tour and developing its initial signals to industry, the head of Defence’s new $3.4 billion accelerator is ready to get to work with local...
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Queensland has become only the second state to legislate a mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities, as an almost identical scheme comes into effect in New...
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The records of 11,000 National Disability Insurance Scheme participants and other related parties have been compromised in a data heist from inside the National Disability Insurance Agency. A Sydney-based...
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Over a week in late November, the Australian Information Industry Association led an trade delegation to the United States made up of digital businesses and senior government representatives. The...