The Auditor General has been asked to investigate an unprecedented delay in the announcement of research grant recipients by the federal government, as thousands of researchers prepare for a...
News
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
It will be “extremely difficult” for civil society to properly contribute to a range of current tech-focused government consultations with submission periods running over the summer break. The government...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
The government’s permissions capability, providing digital incoming passenger declarations featuring vaccination status, is still not in use despite the international border reopening, and with the project’s funding to be...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
Justin Bassi, a Turnbull-era national security advisor and the current chief-of-staff for Foreign Minister Marise Payne will reportedly take the lead of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute next year....
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
Australian FinTechs have welcomed the latest expansion of Australia’s data portability scheme which will allow companies to act on behalf of consumers in certain situations like making payments, opening...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
A number of digital rights organisations have called on the federal government to abandon its plan to require social media firms to verify the age of their users, saying...
Posted on
| by Rachael Bolton
In line with the Morrison government’s recent announcement of $60 million in grant funding to support cyber security projects that focus on increasing diversity in the sector, the connection...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
The federal government has “struck an agreement” with Australia’s only manufacturer of a critical diesel exhaust fluid compound to increase its production as a global shortage threatens to take...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
Science, Innovation and Technology is one of three new portfolios announced Monday in New South Wales premier Dominic Perrottet’s sweeping cabinet reshuffle, which also sees nine first time ministers...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
A bipartisan Senate committee has sounded the alarm over the potential for foreign interference through social media in the upcoming federal election, saying there needs to be a response...
Posted on
| by Denham Sadler
The federal government has allocated nearly $170 million to have another go at overhauling an aging fingerprints database used by law enforcement agencies, with all of this funding already...
Posted on
| by James Riley
The NSW government has formally launched its identity support unit, a single point of contact in the state to support citizens and organisations impacted by identity crime. Called IDSupport...
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s Industry Growth Centres have been allocated an additional $19 million to transition to self-sustaining operation next year when the federal government pulls its support for the long-running initiative....
Posted on
| by Joseph Brookes
Government ICT veteran Peter Alexander has surfaced at the Department of Defence as first assistant secretary while the incoming boss of the competition watchdog has been scrutinised for her...