Nearly 90 per cent of Australian government entities still aren’t implementing basic cyber resilience protections despite a growing risk, an annual assessment of Commonwealth cyber posture released on Friday...
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The Australian government paid Deloitte more than $324 million last financial year, representing a staggering $130 million or 67 per cent increase in federal outsourcing to the company since...
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With a string of recent data breaches turning the spotlight on the fragility of physical identity credentials, finding a secure, privacy-enhancing method of verifying identity in an increasingly digital...
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The Industry department is negotiating compensation claims with nearly a dozen unsuccessful tenderers to its flagship business support program after the federal watchdog exposed serious problems with the procurement...
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Outgoing CSIRO chief executive Dr Larry Marshall has named the 10 deep tech teams challenging “old school paradigms” that will participate in the first edition of the ON Accelerate...
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The Digital Skills Organisation, Innovation and Business Skills Australia, and Skills Impact are among the organisations selected to lead the creation of 10 new Jobs and Skills Councils. The...
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Western Australia will appoint its first-ever Privacy Commissioner and introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme similar to that of New South Wales as part of proposed new public...
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Western Australia’s 10-year innovation strategy has been welcomed by local tech and startup groups, but work remains to ensure it is backed by sufficient funding and supporting initiatives in...
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The Albanese Government has made it clear that it intends to reduce public sector reliance on external consultants, with Finance and Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher recently revealing plans...
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Western Australian Innovation and ICT minister Stephen Dawson has become the state’s first Innovation and Digital Economy minister in a Cabinet reshuffle prompted by the departure of two of...
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Australia’s central bank could be given new powers to regulate digital wallets like Apple Pay, with the bank already looking to impose least cost routing requirements on providers for...
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The New South Wales government is investing $117 million over four years in research infrastructure, including a $10 million funding stream for quantum technologies, as it looks to grow...
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It’s an understatement to say that the cyber landscape is ever changing and challenging. Asset-intensive industries face significant challenges that limit top-line growth (connected services, time to market, changing...
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Harvest B opened its first alterative protein manufacturing facility in Western Sydney on Tuesday, hoping to start a fundamental shift in Australia’s $85 billion agriculture sector. The venture is...