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DTA’s ‘redundant’ cloud platform decommissioned

The Digital Transformation Agency’s platform to assist government agencies building cloud services was decommissioned late last year because it had become ‘redundant’, the agency’s boss says. Digital Transformation Agency...

Home Affairs-led ‘permissions capability’ to launch this week

The first iteration of the federal government’s permissions capability will launch this week, serving to digitise the Covid-19 declarations of incoming passengers and coinciding with the reopening of Australia’s...

Govt spends another $30 million on imported RATs

The federal government has spent a further $30 million buying imported rapid antigen tests for the aged care sector, as several Australian companies continue to wait to get local...

Collective investment vehicle bill passes, scheme set for July

A corporate collective investment vehicle will be available in Australia from July after Parliament passed legislation with bipartisan support. The long-promised change introduces a new type of company for...

Labor-led Committee lays out job security reform package

The Fair Work Commission should be the main vehicle for reforming the gig economy and ensuring workers are adequately paid and protected, while the “unprecedented outsourcing” in the public...

Lack of innovation is hurting productivity growth: Treasury

The productivity gap between the most innovative companies in the world and Australian firms is growing, according to new analysis by economists at the federal Treasury, who found local...

Tehan’s taskforce and the million-dollar McKinsey mystery

Trade minister Dan Tehan has declined to provide almost any detail about a lucrative contract his department awarded to global consulting giants McKinsey last year, with the Opposition slamming...

Gig Guide: Berejiklian back in action at Optus

Gladys Berejiklian takes up her first private sector role since resigning as NSW premier and the University of Sydney has appointed a new deputy vice-chancellor for research. Former NSW...

Backlash arrives for Snowy Hydro 2.0 steel fail

The federal government has come under fire for failing to support domestic manufacturing and breaching its own tender requirement to use Australian steel for the construction of the Snowy...

Southern Launch signs with Germany’s Rocket Factory

Adelaide-based space company Southern Launch has partnered with a German rocket manufacturer to carry out launches from a site in South Australia. Rocket Factory Ausburg AG (RFA) now has...