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NDIA gets a new CEO and chair, Napthine returned to board

The agency tasked with overseeing the $30 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has a new chief executive and chair after going several months without its two most senior...

Ransomware bill reintroduced by Coalition

Shadow home affairs minister Karen Andrews has reintroduced the former government’s ransomware bill without significant alterations and criticised the Albanese government for a lack of action on cybersecurity reform....

‘Autonomy revolution’ goes underwater and to the moon

Talk to Xavier Orr for any length of time and you’ll soon discover he lives and breathes algorithms and artificial intelligence. In fact, his AI-driven invention – dubbed Hydrus...

Gig Guide: First woman partner at Main Sequence Ventures

The CSIRO-founded deep tech venture capital fund Main Sequence has appointed its first woman as partner through the promotion of Gabrielle Munzer, whose focus will be on scaling BioTech...

The confronting reality of pervasive surveillance laws

When discussing the topic of government electronic surveillance, I often reflect on the time during a significant AFP Counter Terrorism investigation that we had cause to install a hidden...

Sydney to host global space conference in 2025

Sydney will host the 2025 International Aeronautical Congress, the world’s largest gathering of academics, industry, space agencies, and other stakeholders in the space sector. The successful bid was a...

Around the QIST: Quantum charts a course for Aussie STEM success

Australia’s world-leading quantum research sector should be used as a guide for scaling up other technology industries such as biotech, clean energy, and semiconductors, the Chief Scientists says, after...

DTA slammed for breaking procurement rules in $55m ICT spend

An examination of the Digital Transformation Agency’s most costly procurements has found it did not manage risks or follow Commonwealth Procurement Rules, and “fell short of ethical requirements” in...

Govt handpicked Deloitte for myGov upgrade

Deloitte was the only supplier approached for a major overhaul of the myGov platform that has netted the consulting giant more than $45 million so far, a scathing audit...

No proof COVIDSafe app developers were delivering

The government agency responsible for outsourcing the development of the failed COVIDSafe app did not monitor the developer’s performance or consider value for money as the contract more than...