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NSW procurement slammed as consultants cash in

New South Wales government agencies broke procurement rules, failed to manage contracts and increasingly used only a handful of global giants while handing more than $1 billion to consulting...

Dominello’s swan song: Digital ID our ‘Holy Grail’

Outgoing NSW digital minister Victor Dominello has used his last ministerial address to champion the state’s forthcoming decentralised digital identity system as a lever for “huge micro-economic reform”. Mr...

My Health Record app launches at last

The federal government has launched its My Health Record mobile app a year later than first planned to improve access to the digital health record that has long been...

RDTI claims return to pre-pandemic levels

The value of claims through the research and development tax incentive (RDTI) scheme’s non-refundable tax offset is estimated to return to pre-pandemic levels this financial year. The non-refundable tax...

There are digital lessons for the PM in India

With the Prime Minister headlining diplomatic visits to India in coming weeks it’s timely to recognise how much we can learn from India’s remarkable innovation in using digital technology...

Hydrogen body wants immediate govt support to compete globally

Greater incentives and funding to support hydrogen industry development, including more support for decarbonisation projects, is needed to compete with other international jurisdictions, the Australian Hydrogen Council says. The...

Rod Sims to chair National Data Advisory Council

Former competition watchdog Rod Sims will chair the council tasked with advising the National Data Commissioner on issues relating to the federal government’s new data sharing scheme. Mr Sims,...

Govt to undertake clean energy workforce study

A capacity study on Australia’s workforce needs to transition to a clean energy economy will be undertaken by Jobs and Skills Australia later this year. The announcement was made...